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