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

2. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?
(a) New ocean maps.
(b) New ships.
(c) New star charts.
(d) The telescope.

3. How many fixed stars does Galileo tell Sagredo were in the constellation of Orion?
(a) 500 fixed stars.
(b) 700 fixed stars.
(c) 5,000 fixed stars.
(d) 150 fixed stars.

4. What year is it in the opening of the play?
(a) 1710.
(b) 1609.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1510.

5. What sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?
(a) Larsen Sydnrome.
(b) Homocystinuria.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) The plague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?

2. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?

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

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

5. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?

(see the answer key)

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