View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, On Bellosguardo.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Galileo left his son with Marina and took his daughters to which Italian city?
(a) Venice.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Padua.
(d) Florence.

2. Which famous man was killed in the same year she was born?
(a) Medici.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Bruno.

3. What is it called when someone discredits or speaks out against the church?
(a) Apostasy.
(b) Heresy.
(c) Blasphemy.
(d) Sacreligious.

4. Galileo was eager to go to Rome to march with which prestigious group?
(a) Moravian Mathematicians.
(b) Roman Astronomers.
(c) Lyncean Academicians.
(d) College of Cardinals.

5. Which of Galileo's books was finally published in 1630?
(a) Dialogue on the Tides.
(b) From Here to the Stars.
(c) Secrets of the Sun and Moon.
(d) Discourse on Gravity.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did it take Galileo to write that particular work?

2. In what month did the Pope take office?

3. One of the Pope's favorite passages of Galileo's work compares good philosophers to which bird?

4. According to the law, it was likely that many people in Galileo's occupation would be considered to be which of the following?

5. What is the name of the order at the convent?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 197 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample