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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three, in Rome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the order at the convent?
(a) Order of the Virgin Mary.
(b) Convent of St. Lucia.
(c) Rule of the Holy Ghost.
(d) Rule of Saint Clare.

2. Which person was eager to step forward to help the convent through their leanest hours?
(a) Elisa.
(b) Arcangela.
(c) Mariana.
(d) Cristina.

3. Galileo went to work in the court of which royal?
(a) Cardinal Allegretti.
(b) Guido Bruno.
(c) Pope John I.
(d) Cosimo de' Medici.

4. Which Italian city seemed to be the only one spared from the epidemic?
(a) Sicily.
(b) Padua.
(c) Siena.
(d) Venice.

5. What was the name of Galileo's host?
(a) Nicolini.
(b) Gambini.
(c) Bertolli.
(d) Barberini.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Galileo arrived in Rome, he was lodged at which of the following?

2. In what year was the first letter written from Maria to Galileo?

3. What was the name of the town where the convent was located?

4. Who would have the final say on the approval of the book?

5. For some unknown reason Galileo did not save all of Maria Celeste's letters during that year. How many letters did Galileo manage to save?

(see the answer key)

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