Galileo Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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Galileo Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes VII - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo call a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie?
(a) A prophet.
(b) A fraud.
(c) A liar.
(d) A criminal.

2. According to the "Little Monk," how many nights passed since he had been able to sleep?
(a) 5 nights.
(b) 3 nights.
(c) 7 nights.
(d) 6 n ights.

3. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?
(a) "Something bigger than himself."
(b) "That mankind is the center of all."
(c) "God."
(d) "Common sense."

4. Why does Sarti tell Virginia to go to the University to see an astronomer?
(a) To prove her father's teachings false.
(b) To seek a better husband.
(c) To prove her father's teachings true.
(d) To cast her horoscope.

5. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) The sun.
(b) Venus.
(c) Earth.
(d) Neptune.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?

2. At the end of Scene Seven, the "Little Monk" told Galileo that he cannot understand what?

3. Where does Scene VII open?

4. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?

5. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?

(see the answer key)

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