Galileo Galilei MCQ Questions and Answers for Practice

1. When was Galileo Galilei born?

1. January 12, 1563
2. April 20, 1566
3. February 15, 1564
4. March 10, 1565

2. Which of Galileo's works was banned by the Catholic Church?

1. "Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations"
2. "Sidereus Nuncius"
3. "Dialogue Concerning the Two Chief World Systems"
4. "The Starry Messenger"

3. What was the primary belief Galileo challenged?

1. Earth is the center of the universe
2. Stars are stationary
3. Earth is flat
4. Sun orbits the Earth

4. Where did Galileo conduct his famous experiments on motion?

1. Vatican City
2. Florence
3. Tower of Pisa
4. Leaning Tower of Pisa

5. Galileo was placed under house arrest for how many years?

1. 10
2. 12
3. 5
4. 8

6. Galileo’s observations helped confirm the ideas of which scientist?

1. Nicolaus Copernicus
2. Albert Einstein
3. Isaac Newton
4. Johannes Kepler

7. What is the title of Galileo’s book on mechanics and motion?

1. "Principia"
2. "Physics of Motion"
3. "Mechanica"
4. "Discourses and Mathematical Demonstrations"

8. What year did Galileo die?

1. 1642
2. 1643
3. 1640
4. 1641

9. Galileo was the first to observe which celestial feature of Saturn?

1. Atmosphere
2. Axial tilt
3. Rings
4. Moons

10. What university did Galileo attend?

1. University of Florence
2. University of Bologna
3. University of Padua
4. University of Pisa

11. Galileo studied which branch of science in addition to astronomy?

1. Mathematics
2. Chemistry
3. Medicine
4. Engineering

12. In which country was Galileo born?

1. Germany
2. France
3. Spain
4. Italy

13. Galileo’s father, Vincenzo Galilei, was known for his work in what field?

1. Medicine
2. Politics
3. Astronomy
4. Music

14. Galileo supported which model of the solar system?

1. Tychonic
2. None
3. Geocentric
4. Heliocentric

15. Galileo’s discovery of sunspots challenged the idea of what?

1. Orbital mechanics
2. Speed of light
3. Perfect celestial objects
4. Heliocentrism