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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the town where the friend lived?
(a) Arcetri.
(b) Acquasparta.
(c) Rome.
(d) Arno.

2. What is it called when someone commits a crime against God?
(a) Ignorance.
(b) Blasphemy.
(c) Apostasy.
(d) Infidelity.

3. What was the daughter's first name after she was taken into the convent and received her vows?
(a) Therese.
(b) Livia.
(c) Angelica.
(d) Maria.

4. Which of the following was the main carrier of disease at this time?
(a) Mosquito.
(b) Flea.
(c) Rat.
(d) Dog.

5. In what year did Galileo finally set off for the Vatican?
(a) 1622.
(b) 1631.
(c) 1643.
(d) 1624.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo planned to make a detour on the way to the Vatican to visit his old friend:

2. What was the name of Galileo's second daughter to enter the convent?

3. Which Italian city seemed to be the only one spared from the epidemic?

4. Shortly after, Vincenzo and Sestilia announced the birth of their second child, a boy named:

5. In 1623, one of the following was named as the new pope. Which man was it?

Short Essay Questions

1. In addition to helping Galileo with the printing license, other benefits came from his relationship with Caterina. What were the benefits?

2. Urban was highly impressed with Galileo's work. Which new work struck the Pope as being brilliant? What did Galileo write in the dedication?

3. How severe was the presence of the plague in Rome in the 1600s? When was the worst period in history for the plague? How does Sobel refer to the returning plague?

4. What was the major difference in the opportunities given to Vincenzio as opposed to those given to Maria Celeste and Arcangela?

5. Discuss the arrival of "Treatise on the Tides." How long did it take to write the important work? To whom was the work dedicated?

6. What did Galileo send to Urban as soon as it was proper to do so? What was Galileo's hope in regards to a new relationship with an old friend?

7. Who were the other two Galilei children? What was their place in the family?

8. Discuss some of the complaints the Galileis had regarding various illnesses.

9. What were the accolades and criticisms following Pope Urban's inauguration?

10. When did Virginia take her vows? Where did she get the name Maria Celeste?

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