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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four, In Care of the Tuscan Embassy, Villa Medici, Rome.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Convents in Italy were different than in other countries because they were permitted to own which of the following?
(a) Farm equipment.
(b) Cars.
(c) Jewelry.
(d) Property.

2. The author speaks at length of the war, which involved which country?
(a) England.
(b) Spain.
(c) Austria.
(d) Lichtenstein.

3. When Galileo arrived in Rome, he was lodged at which of the following?
(a) Medici Court.
(b) Ambassadors Row.
(c) College of Cardinals.
(d) Tuscan Embassy.

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

5. The investigation into these affairs was known as the __________________.
(a) Crusade.
(b) DIsambiguation.
(c) Arbitration.
(d) Inquisition.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which person was eager to step forward to help the convent through their leanest hours?

2. What was the daughter's first name after she was taken into the convent and received her vows?

3. What new law began to frighten many of Galileo's colleagues?

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

5. What was the name of the famous and extremely powerful family from that country?

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