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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?
(a) An orange.
(b) A ball of yarn.
(c) A pear.
(d) An apple.

3. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A lamp.
(b) A wash basin.
(c) A chair.
(d) A table.

4. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?
(a) Galileo's son-in-law.
(b) Galileo's lens-grinder.
(c) Galileo's manservant.
(d) Galileo's student.

5. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) Earth.
(d) Neptune.

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

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

8. What sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Homocystinuria.
(c) Larsen Sydnrome.
(d) The plague.

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

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

11. Where does Galileo tell Sagredo that the light from the moon comes from?
(a) Earth.
(b) The sun.
(c) Stars.
(d) The moon.

12. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?
(a) Andrea said the men were stupid.
(b) Andrea was embarassed for fighting with Cosimo.
(c) Andrea's nose started bleeding.
(d) Andrea needed to get water for the men.

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

14. According to Galileo, what "grows feeble from being abused"?
(a) Plight.
(b) Science.
(c) Power.
(d) Authority.

15. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?
(a) Santri.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Micheal Montrassauri.
(d) Christopher Clavius.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

2. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?

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

4. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

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

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