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Starry Messenger/Galileo Galilei and His Discoveries

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What did most people believe about the Earth?

a)

The Earth is flat

b)

The Earth revolves around the Sun

c)

The Earth is the center of the universe

d)

The Earth is a cube

2.

What did Galileo wonder about?

a)

If the Earth is flat

b)

If the Earth revolves around the Sun

c)

If the Moon is made of cheese

d)

If the stars are alive

3.

What did Galileo observe with his telescope?

a)

The movement of the planets

b)

The color of the stars

c)

The shape of the Mars

d)

The sound of the Sun

4.

Why did the church become worried about Galileo?

a)

He became too popular

b)

He discovered new planets

c)

He wrote a book about the stars

d)

He challenged the Bible and ancient philosophers

5.

What happened to Galileo after he was tried in the Pope's court?

a)

He was executed

b)

He was imprisoned for life in his home.

c)

He was banished from Italy

d)

He was praised and celebrated

6.

What did the church leaders do more than 300 years later?

a)

Pardoned Galileo and admitted he was right

b)

Punished Galileo again

c)

Ignored Galileo's discoveries

d)

Banned the study of astronomy

7.

In the city of Pisa a little boy was

born with stars in his eyes.

His parents called him:

a)

John

b)

Galileo

c)

Copernicus

d)

Mr. Dow

8.

In which city was Galileo born

a)

Pisa

b)

Rome

c)

Shelby

d)

Milan

9.

What was always on Galileo's mind as a child?

a)

games

b)

the moon

c)

the stars

d)

music

10.

Who wanted to see Galileo?

a)

His family

b)

The King of Tuscany

c)

The Pope

d)

The principal

11.

Where did Galileo spend the rest of his life?

a)

on a deserted island

b)

locked in his house under guard

c)

in prison

d)

with his family

12.

More than 300 years after Galileo died, learders of the church

a)

honored him

b)

pardoned him

c)

banned his teachings

d)

proved him wrong

13.

What instrument did Galileo make better?

a)

camera

b)

radio

c)

boat

d)

telescope

14.

As a result of Galileo's fame, which of the following did NOT happen?

a)

People celebrated the stars and they celebrated Galileo

b)

People celebrated his discoveries with statues and parades

c)

the church began to worry

d)

People did not like what Galileo was saying.

15.

The church ordered Galileo to...

a)

to stop believing what he could see with his own two eyes

b)

To preach on Sunday's

c)

Teach the science classes

d)

to write a book about his space observations.