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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes I - II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?
(a) "The glass that sees."
(b) "That funny tube."
(c) "The horn that hears."
(d) "That box that talks."

2. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?
(a) An apple.
(b) A ball of yarn.
(c) An orange.
(d) A pear.

3. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?
(a) A few days old.
(b) A week old.
(c) A few hours old.
(d) A month old.

4. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Paris.
(c) Prague.
(d) Holland.

5. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A milk bottle.
(c) A chair.
(d) Andrea.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?

2. How old is Andrea in Scene I?

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

4. What year is it in the opening of the play?

5. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?

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