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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?
(a) The Inquisitor.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her fiance.

3. Where does Scene V open?
(a) Venice.
(b) Galileo's home.
(c) Hall of the Collegium Romanum in Rome.
(d) The marketplace in Florence.

4. Who does the Inquisitor say is an expert on instruments?
(a) Signor Vanni.
(b) Signor Galilei.
(c) Rector Gaffone.
(d) Cardinal Barberini.

5. After the bell rang, who reads Galileo's recant on the street?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Federzoni
(c) The Pope.
(d) The crier.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?

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

3. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?

4. Who does the "Very Old Cardinal" claim was the "crown of creation"?

5. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?

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