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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What new law began to frighten many of Galileo's colleagues?
(a) Heretic Law.
(b) Astronomers' Discourse.
(c) Edict of 1616.
(d) Mathematicians' Treatise.

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

3. In what year was Galileo's daughter born?
(a) 1603.
(b) 1623.
(c) 1600.
(d) 1619.

4. What was the name of the place Maria Celeste worked at the convent?
(a) Laundrette.
(b) Apothecary.
(c) Infirmary.
(d) Hospice.

5. What was the name of the youngest Galilei child.
(a) Guiseppe.
(b) Vincenzo.
(c) Mario.
(d) Galileo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Galileo was eager to go to Rome to march with which prestigious group?

2. What was the major complaint and source of illness at the convent?

3. Which famous man was killed in the same year she was born?

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. It was intended that the girl stay in the convent until her parents could find:

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