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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes XI - XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What are the globes on the Ptolemaic system model made of?
(a) Marble.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Clay.
(d) Stone.

2. Who does the Inquisitor say is an expert on instruments?
(a) Cardinal Barberini.
(b) Signor Galilei.
(c) Rector Gaffone.
(d) Signor Vanni.

3. What does Galileo claim the he knows the difference between when Vanni tells him he is "unable to distinguish your friends from your enemies"?
(a) Imagination and reality.
(b) Wealth and poverty.
(c) Science and religion.
(d) Power and impotence.

4. What does Federzoni say he would rather do if Galileo recanted his teachings?
(a) Recant his own beliefs.
(b) Give up science.
(c) Not live.
(d) Stay in Rome.

5. Where does Scene V open?
(a) Hall of the Collegium Romanum in Rome.
(b) Galileo's home.
(c) Venice.
(d) The marketplace in Florence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?

2. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)

3. How old is Virginia in Scene XII?

4. To what day, did the opening of Scene XII, say that Galileo would be a prisoner of the Church?

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

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