Galileo Galilei Pre-Quiz

Where was Galileo Galilei born?

• Pisa

• Rome

• Venice

• Milan

The Copernican Revolution was

• A major shift in scientific thinking
• A new type of dance popular in the 16th century
• A type of mathematical equation used in astronomy
• A famous battle in the American Civil War

What did Galileo observe with an improved telescope he built?

• Saturn's rings

• Uranus' orbit

• Mercury's surface

• Phases of Venus

• Our Moon

When was the Roman Inquisition?

• 1542 to 1908
• 1789 to 1799
• 476 AD to 1453 AD
• 27 BC to 14 AD

What was the Roman Inquisition?

• A system of tribunals established by the Catholic Church to combat heresy
• A papal campaign to conquer new territories

• A trade agreement between Rome and other religious empired

• A religious festival celebrated by the Romans in the late 1500s

What did the Roman Inquisition conclude about Galileo's heliocentric views?

• They were scientifically proven

• They were heretical

• They were supported by the Church

• They were widely accepted

In which book did Galileo defend his views and later faced trial by the Inquisition?

• Two New Sciences

• Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems

• The Assayer

• The Starry Messenger

What did Johannes Kepler contribute to astronomy/physics?

• Developing the theory of relativity
• Formulating the three laws of planetary motion
• Discovering the law of gravity
• Inventing the telescope

What was the profession of Galileo's father, Vincenzo Galilei?

• Musician

• Scientist

• Politician

• Painter

Where was Galileo Galilei buried?

• Basilica of Santa Maria Novella

• Basilica of Santa Croce

• St. Peter's Basilica

• Basilica of San Lorenzo