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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 say he bought instead of paying the milkman?
(a) Charts.
(b) Pamphlets.
(c) Books.
(d) Records.

2. How old is Andrea in Scene I?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 10 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 8 years old.

3. What name does Galileo want to bestow on the new stars he found?
(a) Florence.
(b) Medici.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Paupal.

4. Where does Scene IV open?
(a) The University in Florence.
(b) Galileo's home in Florence.
(c) Virginia's home.
(d) The marketplace.

5. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?
(a) "The disciples of religion."
(b) "The men who turned their backs on science."
(c) "The skeptics."
(d) "The dead."

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?

3. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

4. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?

5. How many globes surround the center stone?

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