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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes III - IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of stars.
(b) Names of galaxies.
(c) Names of moons.
(d) Names of planets.

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

3. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?
(a) "God."
(b) "Common sense."
(c) "Something bigger than himself."
(d) "That mankind is the center of all."

4. Where does Galileo tell Sagredo that the light from the moon comes from?
(a) The sun.
(b) Stars.
(c) Earth.
(d) The moon.

5. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Neptune.
(b) Venus.
(c) Earth.
(d) The sun.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the date of the opening of Scene III?

2. Where does Scene IV open?

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

4. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?

5. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?

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