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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 V open?
(a) Hall of the Collegium Romanum in Rome.
(b) The marketplace in Florence.
(c) Galileo's home.
(d) Venice.

2. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?
(a) Father Christophorus from Saint Ursula.
(b) Father Michael from Saint Cornela.
(c) Father Franz from Notre Dame.
(d) Father Steine from Saint Mercy.

3. What bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)
(a) A bell for early Mass.
(b) A bell signaling lunch.
(c) A noon bell.
(d) An evening bell.

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

5. What year is it in the opening of the play?
(a) 1710.
(b) 1609.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1510.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?

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

3. Where does Scene VI open?

4. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?

5. What does Sarti offer to the Grand Duke as his Court is leaving at the end of Scene IV?

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