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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, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?
(a) Swarms of stars.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Surface winds.
(d) Vapors from the sun.

2. According the opening of Scene XII, where is Galileo living?
(a) In Venice.
(b) In Virginia's home under lock and key.
(c) In a country house near Florence.
(d) In a jail cell.

3. What is the date at the opening of Scene XI?
(a) June 22, 1633.
(b) January 11, 1622.
(c) March 17, 1644.
(d) December 14, 1638.

4. Why does Galileo tell Andrea that they could not investigate sunspots?
(a) Because they were" not authorized by the Holy Court."
(b) Because they were "working on floating bodies."
(c) Because they "could not waste their time."
(d) Because they had "too much knowledge already."

5. Who does Galileo tell Virginia invited him to Padua?
(a) Sagredo.
(b) Ludovico.
(c) Rector Gaffone.
(d) Andrea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What time do the people of the inquisition believe that Galileo would recant?

2. Where does Scene VII open?

3. When the "Little Monk" spent time with Galileo, while Galileo was in prison, to whom does Galileo compare his work?

4. What does Federzoni say he would rather do if Galileo recanted his teachings?

5. What kind of clock is Galileo presented with as a gift from Cardinal Bellarmin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Galileo say regarding his public recanting of his teachings?

2. What do the experiment with the iron needle and water prove?

3. What do Andrea and the "Little Monk" compare the possibility of Galileo recanting to?

4. Why does Ludovico call off the wedding to Virginia?

5. In the opening of Scene VII, why does the "Little Monk" admit to Galileo that he has not been able to sleep?

6. When at the summoning Galileo, Galileo tells Virginia that he is afraid of Rector Gaffone. Why is Galileo afraid of the Rector?

7. What was Galileo speaking about to the "Little Monk" when he spoke of his feelings for beauty and truth?

8. During Galileo's students conversation, while waiting for Galileo's recanting, the students did find some humor in the situation. What humor did they find?

9. What does Andrea say the inquisition was doing to the "truth"?

10. Why does the "Little Monk" use the story of his family and town's history to show Galileo his fears about the mixing of science and religion?

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