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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes IX - X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?
(a) The telescope.
(b) New ocean maps.
(c) New star charts.
(d) New ships.

2. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?
(a) Plato.
(b) Kippernicus.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Aristotle.

3. According to the "Very Thin Monk," what is equated with the home of the human race?
(a) A wondering star.
(b) The moons of Jupiter.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The sun.

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

5. After finding out about Ludovico's interests, how much does Galileo say he is going to charge him for private tuition?
(a) Twenty scudi a month.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Fifteen scudi a month.
(d) Ten scudi a month.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the only thing that the people from the "Little Monk's" village knew about?

2. Who does the Philosopher say is "an authority recognized not only by the entire learning of antiquity, but also by the Holy Fathers of the Church"?

3. Who was Pope Urban VII, prior to receiving his papal name?

4. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)

5. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?

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