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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) Pamphlets.
(b) Records.
(c) Charts.
(d) Books.

2. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?
(a) Five scudi a month.
(b) Fifteen scudi a month.
(c) Ten scudi a month.
(d) Fifty scudi a month.

3. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
(a) A pool.
(b) A lake.
(c) A pond.
(d) A puddle.

4. While speaking with the "Little Monk" about his family's life, what animal does Galileo talk about ?
(a) A scallop.
(b) A crab.
(c) A oyster.
(d) A sea urchin.

5. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A chair.
(b) Andrea.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A milk bottle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?

2. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?

3. When Sagredo asks Galileo about where God was, what is Galileo's answer?

4. How many globes surround the center stone?

5. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?

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