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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a wolf.
(b) That of a clown.
(c) That of a lamb.
(d) That of an eagle.

3. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?
(a) Fifty scudi a month.
(b) Fifteen scudi a month.
(c) Ten scudi a month.
(d) Five scudi a month.

4. In the Ptolemaic system model, what does Galileo claim moved?
(a) Only the stars.
(b) Everything.
(c) Only the planets.
(d) Only the sun.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Galileo tell Sagredo that the light from the moon comes from?

2. Who enters the room after the "Very Old Cardinal" collapses?

3. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

4. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?

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

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