- 1. What year was Galileo Galilei born?
A) 1620
B) 1564
C) 1600
D) 1492
- 2. In which year did Galileo finally publish his 'Dialogue'?
A) 1650
B) 1632
C) 1640
D) 1620
- 3. Which mathematician and scientist was a contemporary and critic of Galileo?
A) Albert Einstein
B) Johannes Kepler
C) René Descartes
D) Isaac Newton
- 4. What invention did Galileo improve upon that allowed him to make important astronomical observations?
A) Microscope
B) Sextant
C) Compass
D) Telescope
- 5. What was the name of Galileo's daughter, who entered a convent and corresponded with him throughout his life?
A) Maria
B) Sofia
C) Lucia
D) Virginia
- 6. During his trial, what type of punishment was originally proposed for Galileo by the Inquisition?
A) Execution
B) Public humiliation
C) Exile
D) Imprisonment
- 7. What was Galileo's primary occupation?
A) Physicist
B) Astronomer
C) Bishop
D) Alchemist
- 8. In which Italian city did Galileo live out the final years of his life under house arrest?
A) Venice
B) Rome
C) Arcetri
D) Florence
- 9. Which work by Galileo was placed on the Index of Forbidden Books by the Catholic Church?
A) Discorsi e Dimostrazioni Mathematiche
B) Dialogo sopra i due massimi sistemi del mondo
C) Sidereus Nuncius
D) Starry Messenger
- 10. What did Galileo discover about the surface of the Moon that challenged the prevailing beliefs of his time?
A) Plateaus and deserts
B) Volcanoes and plains
C) Valleys and rivers
D) Mountains and craters
- 11. In which church trial did Galileo renounce his views, likely uttering the famous phrase 'And yet it moves' regarding the Earth's motion?
A) Council of Nicea trial
B) Index of Forbidden Books trial
C) Council of Trent trial
D) Inquisition trial
- 12. What was the name of Galileo's early influential work that described his observations using the newly invented telescope?
A) Sidereus Nuncius
B) Starry Messenger
C) La Teoria del Cielo
D) Saggiatore
- 13. Galileo's scientific discoveries were heavily influenced by the ancient Greek philosopher?
A) Aristotle
B) Epicurus
C) Socrates
D) Plato
- 14. What was the name of the intellectual center where Galileo participated in scientific discussions and experiments?
A) Accademia dei Lincei
B) Zauberberg Institute
C) Académie des Sciences
D) Royal Society of London
- 15. Galileo's contemporary who proposed the theory of the heliocentric universe was?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Aristarchus of Samos
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Tycho Brahe
- 16. When did Galileo Galilei die?
A) 1687
B) 1642
C) 1592
D) 1543
- 17. Where was Galileo born?
A) Pisa
B) Florence
C) Rome
D) Venice
- 18. Which pope condemned Galileo in the Roman Inquisition trial?
A) Clement IX
B) Innocent X
C) Alexander VII
D) Urban VIII
- 19. What is the name of the author of the play 'Life of Galileo'?
A) William Shakespeare
B) Bertolt Brecht
C) Anton Chekhov
D) Arthur Miller
- 20. When did Galileo first observe the moons of Jupiter?
A) 1584
B) 1645
C) 1598
D) 1610
- 21. What instrument did Galileo perfect to measure time accurately?
A) Pendulum clock
B) Chronometer
C) Water clock
D) Sundial
- 22. What was Galileo's full name?
A) Giovanni Galilei
B) Piero Galilei
C) Galileo Galilei
D) Antonio Galilei
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