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Galileo Galilei
  • 1. When was Galileo Galilei born?
A) June 23, 1612
B) December 7, 1635
C) February 15, 1564
D) March 4, 1590
  • 2. Where was Galileo Galilei born?
A) Athens, Greece
B) Barcelona, Spain
C) Cairo, Egypt
D) Pisa, Italy
  • 3. What is Galileo Galilei known as?
A) The King of Astronomy
B) The Father of Modern Science
C) The Mathematics Wizard
D) The Renaissance Man
  • 4. Which scientist did Galileo build on the works of?
A) Nicolaus Copernicus
B) Isaac Newton
C) Johannes Kepler
D) Aristotle
  • 5. In which year did Galileo Galilei discover the four largest moons of Jupiter?
A) 1567
B) 1610
C) 1655
D) 1582
  • 6. Which book by Galileo Galilei argued in favor of the Copernican model of the universe?
A) Letters on Sunspots
B) Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems
C) The Starry Messenger
D) Sidereus Nuncius
  • 7. In what year did Galileo publish the 'Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems'?
A) 1645
B) 1599
C) 1678
D) 1632
  • 8. In what year was Galileo Galilei forced to recant his views by the Inquisition?
A) 1648
B) 1621
C) 1633
D) 1605
  • 9. What was Galileo Galilei's occupation?
A) Soldier
B) Astronomer, physicist, and engineer
C) Farmer
D) Musician
  • 10. What title did Galileo Galilei hold while working in the court of the Medici family in Florence?
A) Master gardener
B) Royal jester
C) Court musician
D) Philosopher and mathematician
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