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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Scholar claim is drunk again-while play-acting with the Monk?
(a) Himself.
(b) Mother Earth.
(c) The Duke.
(d) Galileo.

2. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?
(a) The Pope's.
(b) Mankind's.
(c) His.
(d) The theologians of the Holy Church.

3. What is the date of the opening of Scene III?
(a) January 10, 1590.
(b) April 17, 1615.
(c) January 10, 1610.
(d) April1, 1611.

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

5. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Padua.
(d) Venice.

6. On what date did the inquisition put the Copernican teachings on the index?
(a) December 25, 1616.
(b) April 1, 1618.
(c) March 15, 1616.
(d) October 28, 1629.

7. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
(a) 15 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 17 years old.

8. In what country does the Curator tell Galileo that telescopes were sold in markets?
(a) Holland.
(b) Italy.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

9. What does the "Very Old Cardinal" call Galileo because of Galileo's claims?
(a) An enemy of the human race.
(b) An enemy of God.
(c) The world's most knowledgable scientist.
(d) A thief of religion.

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

11. At the ball, what mask does Barberini wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a dove.
(b) That of a tiger.
(c) That of a jester.
(d) That of a mime.

12. How many stars does Galileo find revolved around Jupiter?
(a) 6 stars.
(b) 1 stars.
(c) 3 stars.
(d) 4 stars.

13. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Prague.
(d) Venice.

14. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?
(a) So that he could sell his telescopes.
(b) To work for the University.
(c) To find her a husband.
(d) So he could be the Court Mathematician.

15. What is the monk play-acting? (in the opening of Scene V.)
(a) The he was drunk.
(b) The he was Galileo.
(c) That the Earth was spinning too fast.
(d) The he was looking at the sun through the telescope.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?

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