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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes VII - VIII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)
(a) Jam.
(b) Wine.
(c) Bread.
(d) Milk.

2. Where does Scene IV open?
(a) Virginia's home.
(b) The University in Florence.
(c) The marketplace.
(d) Galileo's home in Florence.

3. What manuscripts does Galileo give to the "Little Monk"?
(a) Papers on why the ocean moves in ebb and flood.
(b) Papers on evolution.
(c) Papers on the inquiry of time.
(d) Papers on the sun being the center of the universe.

4. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?
(a) Micheal Montrassauri.
(b) Santri.
(c) Christopher Clavius.
(d) Galileo.

5. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?
(a) Exodus.
(b) Proverbs.
(c) Kings.
(d) Genesis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Galileo call a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie?

2. Why does Sarti tell Virginia to go to the University to see an astronomer?

3. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

4. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?

5. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?

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