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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes XIII - XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what day, did the opening of Scene XII, say that Galileo would be a prisoner of the Church?
(a) Until he died.
(b) For 30 years.
(c) For 100 years.
(d) For 50 years.

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

3. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?
(a) Craters.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fire.
(d) Mountains.

4. Who does the Philosopher say is "an authority recognized not only by the entire learning of antiquity, but also by the Holy Fathers of the Church"?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Galileo.

5. On what date did the inquisition put the Copernican teachings on the index?
(a) April 1, 1618.
(b) December 25, 1616.
(c) March 15, 1616.
(d) October 28, 1629.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Sarti tell Virginia to go to the University to see an astronomer?

2. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?

3. Why does Galileo tell Andrea that they could not investigate sunspots?

4. What does Federzoni think has begun, "the hour of its birth," when the bell does not ring at the time the inquisitors thought it would?

5. Whose palace is the beginning of Scene IX set at?

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