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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?
2. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
3. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
4. What bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)
5. In what country does the Curator tell Galileo that telescopes were sold in markets?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Galileo explain the illumination of the moon and earth to Sagredo?
2. Why does Galileo believe that he and Virgina need to move to Florence?
3. Why does Galileo believe that naming the new stars by the name Medici would allow him some leeway on his studies?
4. Why did Galileo, as pointed out by Sagredo, teach the Ptolemaic model over the Copernican model given his belief in the Copernican model of the universe?
5. Why is Sagredo afraid for Galileo concerning Galileo's move to Florence?
6. What is the significance of Galileo telling the Court Clerks of the "new way" to play chess?
7. What does Galileo say fueled his desire to discover new philosophies?
8. Why does the Inquisitor tell Virginia that Galileo's new picture of the universe was harmful?
9. What is happening at the opening of Scene I?
10. When Andrea questions Galileo about the Ptolemaic system model, what is Galileo's answer?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many times, Galileo implied that a woman's place was not in the scientific world. Find at least two examples and discuss how these thoughts contradicted Galileo's teachings using textual evidence from the play.
Essay Topic 2
The invention of the telescope creates social unrest given the new discoveries that Galileo comes upon from peering through it. Therefore, based upon the discovery of the telescope, society experiences unrest because of the questions that the new discoveries create in regard to currently socially accepted beliefs, i.e. the Earth is the center of the universe. Based upon this fact, discuss two textually specific examples where scientific discoveries created social unrest. What was the discovery? Why did society react as it did? What was the reaction of Galileo to the unrest? What was the outcome of the unrest?
Essay Topic 3
Galileo was surrounded by students throughout most of the play. Choose the student that you found to be the most loyal and least loyal to Galileo. Compare two characters. Use textual evidence to support your answer.
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