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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the man killed?
(a) Starvation.
(b) Burned at the stake.
(c) Shot.
(d) Hanged.

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

3. The pope was fond of another of Galileo's works, title:
(a) The Geologist.
(b) The Assayer.
(c) The Astronomer.
(d) The Academist.

4. Because of a lack of follow through, which inventor came up with the same idea less than twenty years later?
(a) Gamba.
(b) Huygens.
(c) Newton.
(d) Whitford.

5. Galileo suggested to Maria Celeste that she petition this Pope for assistance.
(a) Pius.
(b) John.
(c) Gregory.
(d) Urban.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who assisted Galileo and Maria Celeste in one particular project?

2. When Galileo finished with his work, he sent it to Maria Celeste who would painstakingly _______ it.

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

4. Galileo left his son with Marina and took his daughters to which Italian city?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Despite scientific advancements many people were at a loss to explain the plague, how it spread, and how to cure it. Discuss some of the beliefs of the people.

2. When the Galilei children were small, Galileo held two similar jobs in the math and science fields. What were the jobs and where were they? Why were the jobs unusual?

3. Discuss the arrival of "Treatise on the Tides." How long did it take to write the important work? To whom was the work dedicated?

4. How severe was the presence of the plague in Rome in the 1600s? When was the worst period in history for the plague? How does Sobel refer to the returning plague?

5. Why do you think Maria Celeste had such a special bond with her father, aside from her position in the family?

6. Why did Galileo have to go through regular channels if the Pope approved of the work? Who was responsible for issuing the printing licenses?

7. Explain the invention of the pendulum clock and how it came about. What happened to the invention?

8. What significant event took place during Galileo's time in Rome?

9. Describe Maria Celeste's birth and journey to the Convent at San Matteo.

10. Urban was highly impressed with Galileo's work. Which new work struck the Pope as being brilliant? What did Galileo write in the dedication?

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