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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did Sarti work for Monsignor Filippo before working for Galileo?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

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

3. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?
(a) "Dog."
(b) "Rat."
(c) "Beets."
(d) "Carrots."

4. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?
(a) "The horn that hears."
(b) "That box that talks."
(c) "The glass that sees."
(d) "That funny tube."

5. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?
(a) The Ptolemaic model.
(b) A star model.
(c) The telescope.
(d) A chair.

Short Answer Questions

1. What bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)

2. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?

3. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?

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

5. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?

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