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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Six, From Arcetri.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In 1627, Italy was on the brink of which upcoming skirmish?
(a) Thirty Years War.
(b) Italian Cival War.
(c) War of the Roses.
(d) Revolutionary War.

2. What was the occupation of Fra Micanzio?
(a) Physicist.
(b) Theologian.
(c) Grand Duke.
(d) Mathematician.

3. If Galileo was able to prove that science had a legitimate place in the world, the Pope would no longer appear to be:
(a) Omniscient.
(b) Infallible.
(c) Holy.
(d) Powerful.

4. How long did Galileo stay in Rome this time?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 4 months.
(c) 2 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. Unlike Galileo's daughters, the son was able to become recognized by the church after he had been:
(a) Legitimized.
(b) Baptized.
(c) Incapacitated.
(d) Born.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the surname of Galileo's lover and mother to his children?

3. In what year did Galileo finally set off for the Vatican?

4. What is the name of the monastery that could have been used to contain Galileo after he left SIena?

5. Which of the following was not one of the reasons given to the Pope by Niccolini?

(see the answer key)

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