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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of moons.
(b) Names of planets.
(c) Names of galaxies.
(d) Names of stars.

3. What gift is sent to Galileo by "someone passing through"? (Scene XII)
(a) Two ducks.
(b) Two rabbits.
(c) Two geese.
(d) Two turkeys.

4. What is the monk play-acting? (in the opening of Scene V.)
(a) The he was looking at the sun through the telescope.
(b) That the Earth was spinning too fast.
(c) The he was Galileo.
(d) The he was drunk.

5. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A water pump.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A drainage system.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Federzoni say he would rather do if Galileo recanted his teachings?

2. While waiting for Galileo's inquisition to finish, what does Andrea say he fears would never be completed?

3. What manuscripts does Galileo give to the "Little Monk"?

4. According to the "Very Thin Monk," what is equated with the home of the human race?

5. Who does the monk say that he has to have permission from before Galileo can see an eye doctor?

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