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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)
(a) Bread.
(b) Milk.
(c) Jam.
(d) Wine.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Whom does the Inquisitor have taking a transcript of the conversation between Galileo and Cardinals Bellarmin and Barberini?

3. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?

4. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?

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

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