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Questions 1-5 of 25:

Who does the Inquisitor say is an expert on instruments? (from Scenes IX - X)

Signor Galilei.

Cardinal Barberini.

Signor Vanni.

Rector Gaffone.

What does Galileo claim the he knows the difference between when Vanni tells him he is "unable to distinguish your friends from your enemies"? (from Scenes IX - X)

Science and religion.

Imagination and reality.

Power and impotence.

Wealth and poverty.

Where does Galileo hide a copy of his Discorsi? (from Scenes XI - XII)

The globe.

Behind his star charts.

A false bottom in his desk.

In his bed.

Where does Scene VI open? (from Scenes V - VI)

Cardinal Bellarmin's House in Rome.

Galileo's home.

Ludovico's home.

The Court of Florence.

What does the First Scholar see that Galileo dropped? (from Scenes V - VI)

A stone.

A map.

A crystal.

A coin.

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