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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bailiff?
(a) Signor Cambione.
(b) Signor Franco.
(c) Signor Franz.
(d) Signor Parente.

3. After finding out about Ludovico's interests, how much does Galileo say he is going to charge him for private tuition?
(a) Ten scudi a month.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Fifteen scudi a month.
(d) Twenty scudi a month.

4. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?
(a) A letter of interest in Galileo's work.
(b) A bill from the bookstore.
(c) A letter of recommendation.
(d) A bill from the milkman.

5. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Kippernicus.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

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

3. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

4. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?

5. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?

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