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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. Who does the Inquisitor say is an expert on instruments?

2. According to the "Little Monk," how many nights passed since he had been able to sleep?

3. Why does Andrea say that Galileo could not have stayed in the Republic?

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

5. What is the only thing that the people from the "Little Monk's" village knew about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were Federzoni and Andrea's worries concerning Galileo's Inquisition?

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

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

4. What lie does Galileo tell Virginia about being summoned by The Duke?

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

6. What problems does Virginia find with Galileo traveling to Padua and taking time off?

7. Why does Vanni want Galileo to leave Florence?

8. What does Brecht mean when he wrote, "The depths are hot, the heights are chill. The streets are loud, the court is still" at the opening of Scene IX?

9. Why is Galileo not worried about the Cardinal Inquisitor being in Florence?

10. Why does Galileo think that Cardinal Bellarmin gifted him a Cellini clock?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Courage is a theme masked by the scientific overtone of the play, but courage is relevant. Find three courageous moments during the play. Discuss the person who was courageous, why they were courageous, and what happened to them because of their courage. Cite examples from the text to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Galileo brings up the concept of price verses value. Discuss Galileo's thoughts on this belief. What is the difference between price and value according to Galileo and the text? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Essay Topic 3

Two of the scientific instruments/discoveries that Galileo made were concepts derived by other people. Discuss what kind of person/scientist that made Galileo. Do you think that science is a constantly evolving theory? Can discoveries be made by one person alone? Or did Galileo have the right, as a scientist, to "better" what had been made/speculated on to that point?

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