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Galileo | Quiz

Bertolt Brecht
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Galileo | Quiz

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1)

Who does the Scholar claim is drunk again-while play-acting with the Monk? (from Scenes V - VI)

The Duke.
Himself.
Galileo.
Mother Earth.
2)

Who does Andrea tell the boys to give the item he left when getting on the coach to? (from Scenes XIII - XIV)

Homer.
The old woman.
The clerk.
Aristotle.
3)

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.
4)

Who does the "Very Old Cardinal" claim was the "crown of creation"? (from Scenes V - VI)

The church.
God.
The sun.
Man.
5)

Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI? (from Scenes V - VI)

Andrea.
Her father.
The Inquisitor.
Her fiance.
6)

Who claims that Galileo would damn him if he (Galileo) would not see him? (from Scenes VII - VIII)

The "Little Monk."
Mucius.
Bellarmin.
Andrea.
7)

Why does the clerk say that he did not have time to go through the books in the chest? (from Scenes XIII - XIV)

Because he had to sign papers at his farm.
Because he had to go to the doctor.
Because he had to go to another town to collect taxes.
Because he had to collect toll money.
8)

What fight does Galileo say is "ever and again lost through faith"? (from Scenes XIII - XIV)

"The fight of the camel for water."
"The fight of the star for light."
"The fight of the Roman housewife for milk."
"The fight of the water from the shore."
9)

Where does Scene VIII open? (from Scenes VII - VIII)

The Vatican.
Galileo's house in Rome.
The new Pope's chambers.
Galileo's house in Florence.
10)

At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI) (from Scenes V - VI)

That of a clown.
That of an eagle.
That of a lamb.
That of a wolf.
11)

Why does Andrea say that Galileo could not have stayed in the Republic? (from Scenes XI - XII)

Because he could not study the stars there.
Because he could not study the ocean there.
Because he could not publish his book there.
Because he could not write his book there.
12)

Why does Galileo tell Andrea that they could not investigate sunspots? (from Scenes VII - VIII)

Because they were "working on floating bodies."
Because they had "too much knowledge already."
Because they were" not authorized by the Holy Court."
Because they "could not waste their time."
13)

Whom does the Inquisitor have taking a transcript of the conversation between Galileo and Cardinals Bellarmin and Barberini? (from Scenes V - VI)

The lady in waiting.
The clerks playing chess.
Andrea.
Virginia.
14)

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

The globe.
Behind his star charts.
In his bed.
A false bottom in his desk.
15)

Who enters the room after the "Very Old Cardinal" collapses? (from Scenes V - VI)

Andrea.
Galileo.
The Duke of Florence.
Clavius.
16)

At the end of Scene X, what has the Pope finished doing? (from Scenes IX - X)

Getting dressed.
Signing the inquisition.
Reading Galileo's manuscript.
Eating.
17)

Who, from Amsterdam, wanted Andrea to ask about Galileo's health? (from Scenes XI - XII)

Fabricius.
Stephen.
Francico.
Demetrius.
18)

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)

Imagination and reality.
Wealth and poverty.
Power and impotence.
Science and religion.
19)

How many books does Andrea have in the chest that the guard told him to open? (from Scenes XIII - XIV)

54 books.
34 books.
21 books.
17 books.
20)

Who does Virginia say 'did not' send the present to Galileo? (from Scenes XIII - XIV)

The Pope.
Andrea.
The Monk.
Sarti.
21)

What does the new Pope, at the opening of Scene VIII, want Galileo to study? (from Scenes VII - VIII)

The Earth's rotation.
The moon.
The stars.
Sunspots.
22)

Who was Pope Urban VII, prior to receiving his papal name? (from Scenes IX - X)

Cardinal Barberini.
The "Old Cardinal."
Medici.
Cardinal Bellarmin.
23)

What does Signor Gaffone give to Virginia, "in mint condition," to give to her father? (from Scenes VII - VIII)

A copyright for the telescope.
A letter of intent.
A book.
A manuscript.
24)

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

Signor Vanni.
Cardinal Barberini.
Signor Galilei.
Rector Gaffone.
25)

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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