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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. Galileo was afraid to send books to Rome because they would be:
(a) Discarded.
(b) Burned.
(c) Confiscated.
(d) Hidden.

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

3. Galileo was determined to prove the theories of which famous scientist?
(a) Newton.
(b) Copernicus.
(c) Einstein.
(d) Sagan.

4. How old was Maria Celeste when she entered the convent?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 17.
(d) 15.

5. Maria Celeste took on the role of teacher in which area?
(a) Philosophy.
(b) Music.
(c) Mathematics.
(d) Art.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Italian city seemed to be the only one spared from the epidemic?

2. How long did it take before the printing was complete?

3. What was the name of Galileo's second daughter to enter the convent?

4. Convents in Italy were different than in other countries because they were permitted to own which of the following?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When did Virginia take her vows? Where did she get the name Maria Celeste?

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. Explain the reaction of Maria Celeste upon learning the identity of the new Pope. What was Maris Celeste's recommendation to her father? Did Galileo take Maria Celeste's advice?

5. 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?

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

7. Explain the opening letter in "Galileo's Daughter" by Dava Sobel. Who was the writer? What was the subject?

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

9. Discuss Galileo's first trip to Rome to meet with Urban. Also discuss Galileo's friendship with Prince Cesi.

10. What were the accolades and criticisms following Pope Urban's inauguration?

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