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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 Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?
(a) A bill from the milkman.
(b) A letter of interest in Galileo's work.
(c) A bill from the bookstore.
(d) A letter of recommendation.

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

3. On what date did the inquisition put the Copernican teachings on the index?
(a) March 15, 1616.
(b) October 28, 1629.
(c) April 1, 1618.
(d) December 25, 1616.

4. What astrological sign does Ludovico align with?
(a) Leo.
(b) Aries.
(c) Scorpio.
(d) Cancer.

5. Where does Virginia say she will be married?
(a) Holland.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Prague.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?

3. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?

4. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?

5. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)

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