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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes V - VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the Inquisitor have taking a transcript of the conversation between Galileo and Cardinals Bellarmin and Barberini?
(a) The lady in waiting.
(b) Andrea.
(c) The clerks playing chess.
(d) Virginia.

2. Who does the "Very Old Cardinal" claim was the "crown of creation"?
(a) The sun.
(b) Man.
(c) God.
(d) The church.

3. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?
(a) That "astronomy will never falter him."
(b) That "astronomy will be talked about in the market-places."
(c) That "astronomy will be challenged again and again."
(d) That "astronomy will be honored by Kings and Queens."

4. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?
(a) The telescope.
(b) A star model.
(c) A chair.
(d) The Ptolemaic model.

5. 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 bill from the milkman.
(d) A letter of recommendation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many fixed stars does Galileo tell Sagredo were in the constellation of Orion?

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

3. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?

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

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

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