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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes XI - XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

2. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?
(a) Kings.
(b) Genesis.
(c) Proverbs.
(d) Exodus.

3. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)
(a) Milk.
(b) Jam.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.

4. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?
(a) Father Christophorus from Saint Ursula.
(b) Father Steine from Saint Mercy.
(c) Father Franz from Notre Dame.
(d) Father Michael from Saint Cornela.

5. Who, from Amsterdam, wanted Andrea to ask about Galileo's health?
(a) Demetrius.
(b) Francico.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Fabricius.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many globes surround the center stone?

2. What pages from Galileo's book do the Monks have?

3. Who claims that Galileo would damn him if he (Galileo) would not see him?

4. What happens to Virginia at the end of Scene VIII?

5. When Sagredo asks Galileo about where God was, what is Galileo's answer?

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