Galileo Galilei & The Starry Messenger

Which question is MOST relevant to the passage?

• Why is Pluto no longer considered a planet in our solar system?

• Why were Galileo's ideas considered a threat to the Church?

• How big are some of the largest telescopes in the world?

• What did Galileo's parents think of his work?

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What is the main idea of the passage?

• The telescope changed the way we understand the universe.

• Most people do not accomplish as much as Galileo.

• Galileo made significant scientific discoveries.

• Galileo believed in proving his theories.

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What was the effect of Galileo's experiment with falling objects?

• He gathered heavy balls of different sizes.

• He climbed to the top of the Tower of Pisa.

• He proved that Aristotle's theory was correct.

• He proved that all objects fall at the same rate of speed.

Which sentence from the passage is a fact?

• "He studied for years at a monastery, and then he began to study medicine."

• "When we think of people who did great things, we don't often think back far enough."

• "Could Galileo's work with telescopes actually prove that Copernicus was correct?"

• "His education served him well, because Galileo became one of the greatest thinkers of his time."

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Which section of the passage discusses Galileo's construction of an early telescope?

• "A Curious Mind"

• "Proving His Theory"

• "An Important Invention"

• "Trouble for Galileo"

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How did Galileo MOST LIKELY view Copernicus?

• He thought that Copernicus had committed heresy.

• He believed that Copernicus's science was flawed.

• He thought that he was not as smart as Copernicus.

• He admired Copernicus as a scientist.

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What would MOST LIKELY have happened if another astronomer had come to Galileo's defense when the Church accused Galileo of heresy?

• The other astronomer would have been arrested.

• The Church would have admitted it was wrong.

• Galileo would have lost his interest in science.

• The Church would have stopped charging people with heresy.

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Which question is answered by the passage?

• How did the Milky Way get its name?

• How big was Galileo's first telescope?

• Did Galileo see Mars with his telescope?

• What inspired Galileo to build a spyglass?

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Why does Galileo call the ideas in this book "great"?

• because no other ideas are as interesting

• because they are a new way of looking at the sky

• because they prove that ancient theories about the sky were correct

• because they show that the sun actually does revolve around Earth

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Which is the main text structure that the author uses in paragraph 8?

• sequence

• cause and effect

• problem and solution

• compare and contrast

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