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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 Sagredo the spots on stars were?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Fire.
(c) Wind.
(d) Craters.

2. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?
(a) To work for the University.
(b) So that he could sell his telescopes.
(c) So he could be the Court Mathematician.
(d) To find her a husband.

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

4. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?
(a) The sun.
(b) Earth.
(c) The moon.
(d) Neptune.

5. How many globes surround the center stone?
(a) 12 globes.
(b) 9 globes.
(c) 8 globes.
(d) 10 globes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

2. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?

3. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?

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

5. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?

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