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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes III - IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Scene IV open?
(a) The marketplace.
(b) Virginia's home.
(c) Galileo's home in Florence.
(d) The University in Florence.

2. How many stars does Galileo find revolved around Jupiter?
(a) 6 stars.
(b) 3 stars.
(c) 4 stars.
(d) 1 stars.

3. What is the date of the opening of Scene III?
(a) April1, 1611.
(b) January 10, 1610.
(c) January 10, 1590.
(d) April 17, 1615.

4. How old is Galileo when he was arguing with the Curator about salary?
(a) 27 years old.
(b) 76 years old.
(c) 46 years old.
(d) 35 years old.

5. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of planets.
(b) Names of moons.
(c) Names of galaxies.
(d) Names of stars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?

3. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?

4. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?

5. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?

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