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