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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 say he bought instead of paying the milkman?
(a) Charts.
(b) Pamphlets.
(c) Books.
(d) Records.

2. How old is Andrea in Scene I?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

3. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?
(a) Andrea said the men were stupid.
(b) Andrea's nose started bleeding.
(c) Andrea was embarassed for fighting with Cosimo.
(d) Andrea needed to get water for the men.

4. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Science.
(d) Their minds.

5. What is the name of the bailiff?
(a) Signor Cambione.
(b) Signor Franco.
(c) Signor Parente.
(d) Signor Franz.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country does the Curator tell Galileo that telescopes were sold in markets?

2. Who claims that Galileo would damn him if he (Galileo) would not see him?

3. Who does the "Very Old Cardinal" claim was the "crown of creation"?

4. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?

5. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?

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