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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 Signor Gaffone give to Virginia, "in mint condition," to give to her father?
(a) A copyright for the telescope.
(b) A manuscript.
(c) A book.
(d) A letter of intent.

2. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?
(a) When he ate.
(b) When he thought about Virginia's dowry.
(c) When he looked at the stars.
(d) When he read.

3. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?
(a) In the teapot.
(b) Behind the star charts.
(c) Under the table.
(d) In the broom closet.

4. According to the "Very Thin Monk," what is equated with the home of the human race?
(a) The moons of Jupiter.
(b) A wondering star.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The sun.

5. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Cosimo Medici.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Tycho Brahe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Galileo say he bought instead of paying the milkman?

2. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?

3. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?

4. How many stars does Galileo find revolved around Jupiter?

5. What does Galileo call a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie?

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