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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of the following was not one of the reasons given to the Pope by Niccolini?
(a) Acceptance of censure.
(b) Old age.
(c) Connection to the Medicis.
(d) Illness.

2. Maria Celeste worried that the stress of the trial would interfere with Galileo's ____.
(a) Health.
(b) Work.
(c) Studies.
(d) Mental state.

3. What weather phenomenon plagued Arcetri in 1633?
(a) Rain.
(b) Hail.
(c) Snow.
(d) Wind.

4. At this time, Galileo's health was poor. It was recommended that while in Rome, Galileo should stay ___________.
(a) Indoors.
(b) In bed.
(c) In seclusion.
(d) In a hospital.

5. In which century was the monastery built?
(a) 13th.
(b) 17th.
(c) 14th.
(d) 15th.

6. Galileo suffered from many ailments involving his eyes. Which of the following was not one of those ailments?
(a) Glaucoma.
(b) Pink Eye.
(c) Blindness.
(d) Cataracts.

7. Which of the following was a major contributor to Galileo's death?
(a) Bubonic plague.
(b) Kidney problems.
(c) Pneumonia.
(d) Dysentery.

8. In what year did Maria Celeste die?
(a) 1547.
(b) 1634.
(c) 1639.
(d) 1642.

9. Maria Celeste hoped fervently that the Pope and others would dismiss the trial once they realized the extent of Galileo's _____.
(a) Brilliance.
(b) Dementia.
(c) Illness.
(d) Repentance.

10. What word did Galileo use to describe Maria Celeste's mind?
(a) Exquisite.
(b) Endless.
(c) Curious.
(d) Beleaguered.

11. What was the first name of Mrs. Niccolini?
(a) Livia.
(b) Angeline.
(c) Caterina.
(d) Patrizia.

12. In 1633, the nuns complained of the excessive ____.
(a) Petitioners.
(b) Heat.
(c) Lack of food.
(d) Number of rats.

13. Maria Celeste was plagued with which malady?
(a) Arthritis.
(b) Bronchitis.
(c) Consumption.
(d) Malaise.

14. There was great hope that Galileo's new book would be published in which country?
(a) France.
(b) Netherlands.
(c) Germany.
(d) England.

15. in what months did the height of the problem hit?
(a) October and November.
(b) September and October.
(c) April and June.
(d) November and December.

Short Answer Questions

1. By this time Mrs. Niccolini had earned the title of __________.

2. Galileo's trial and exile left him feeling like which of the following?

3. Galileo was ordered to cease which of the following?

4. In the autumn of 1633, Galileo began to experience the onset of which mental state?

5. What is the standard title given to nuns at the convent?

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