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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?
(a) A star model.
(b) The Ptolemaic model.
(c) The telescope.
(d) A chair.

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

4. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?
(a) 1616.
(b) 1610.
(c) 1605.
(d) 1620.

5. What are the globes on the Ptolemaic system model made of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Clay.
(c) Marble.
(d) Crystal.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?

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

5. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Galileo say fueled his desire to discover new philosophies?

2. When Andrea questions Galileo about the Ptolemaic system model, what is Galileo's answer?

3. Why does the Inquisitor tell Virginia that Galileo's new picture of the universe was harmful?

4. What does Virginia find out about her father's fame on the day of the party at Cardinal Bellarmin's?

5. What does the telescope do for Galileo by January of 1610?

6. Why does the Curator refuse to give Galileo the raise that he requests for his work as a mathematician at the University?

7. Why does Galileo believe that naming the new stars by the name Medici would allow him some leeway on his studies?

8. Why is the Curator angry with Galileo after Galileo received his raise from the University with the Curator's help?

9. Why does Sagredo tell Galileo that he (Galileo) is contradicting all astronomical science from the last two thousand years?

10. What does the Clerk mean when he tells Galileo "We can only afford moves like this"?

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