The Trial of Galileo Galilei (1633, France) — Questions and answers

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In what year did Cardinal Francesco Barberini stare down at Galileo Galilei?

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  1. 1633 ✓
  2. 1642
  3. 1632
  4. 1992

Answer: 1633

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What did Galileo discover through his telescope that excited him and Benedetto?

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  1. Ships sailing on rivers of starlight
  2. The Medicean Stars revolving around Jupiter ✓
  3. The ancient Ptolemaic system
  4. New planets like Earth

Answer: The Medicean Stars revolving around Jupiter

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What did Cardinal Bellarmine advise Galileo to stop believing?

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  1. That he should build more telescopes
  2. That the Medicean Stars were real
  3. That the Earth revolved around the sun ✓
  4. That he should teach mathematics

Answer: That the Earth revolved around the sun

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Why did Pope Urban VIII become angry with Galileo?

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  1. Because René Descartes praised Galileo's book
  2. Because Galileo mocked the Pope's arguments in his book ✓
  3. Because Galileo stopped his research
  4. Because Galileo built a new telescope

Answer: Because Galileo mocked the Pope's arguments in his book

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Who encouraged Pope Urban VIII to take action against Galileo?

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  1. Cardinal Francesco Barberini
  2. Benedetto Castelli
  3. Cardinal Gasparro Borgia ✓
  4. René Descartes

Answer: Cardinal Gasparro Borgia

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How did Galileo respond when Cardinal Barberini asked him to take back his beliefs?

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  1. He loudly refused the Cardinal.
  2. He said he must have made errors and would denounce his beliefs. ✓
  3. He stayed silent for a long time.
  4. He asked for more time to think about it.

Answer: He said he must have made errors and would denounce his beliefs.

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What happened to Galileo after he publicly said he no longer believed the Earth revolved around the Sun?

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  1. He was made a Cardinal in the Church.
  2. He was allowed to continue teaching at the university.
  3. He was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life. ✓
  4. He left Rome to travel the world.

Answer: He was placed under house arrest for the rest of his life.

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What happened to Galileo's ideas after he passed away?

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  1. They were completely forgotten.
  2. They spread throughout Europe and influenced future scientists. ✓
  3. They were burned and destroyed.
  4. Only Johannes Kepler continued to study them.

Answer: They spread throughout Europe and influenced future scientists.

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What did Pope John Paul II do in 1992 regarding Galileo?

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  1. He condemned Galileo's work again.
  2. He ignored Galileo's historical impact.
  3. He formally apologized for the Church's treatment of Galileo. ✓
  4. He said that science was always wrong.

Answer: He formally apologized for the Church's treatment of Galileo.

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