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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
(a) A lake.
(b) A puddle.
(c) A pond.
(d) A pool.

2. What gift is sent to Galileo by "someone passing through"? (Scene XII)
(a) Two rabbits.
(b) Two geese.
(c) Two turkeys.
(d) Two ducks.

3. At the opening of Scene IX, who is Galileo and Virginia waiting to be admitted by?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Bellarmin.
(c) Ludovico.
(d) The Grand Duke.

4. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)
(a) Machiavelli.
(b) Plato.
(c) Horace.
(d) Socrates.

5. Who does the monk say that he has to have permission from before Galileo can see an eye doctor?
(a) The Rector.
(b) Monsignor Carpula.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Cardinal Bellarmin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According the opening of Scene XII, where is Galileo living?

3. To where does the "High Official" tell Galileo that he has to go to face the Holy Inquisition?

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

5. What happens to Signor Giordano Bruno "because he was not a Venetian and also had no appointment here"?

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