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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Scene VIII open?
(a) Galileo's house in Rome.
(b) The new Pope's chambers.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) Galileo's house in Florence.

2. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?
(a) Holland.
(b) Paris.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Prague.

3. What does Galileo claim is ruining Virginia's complexion?
(a) Finding a new husband.
(b) Worrying about Ludovico.
(c) Going to early Mass.
(d) Worrying about her father.

4. What is the only thing that the people from the "Little Monk's" village knew about?
(a) Wine.
(b) Olives.
(c) Cheese.
(d) Bread.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?

2. What happens to Signor Giordano Bruno "because he was not a Venetian and also had no appointment here"?

3. How many years did Sarti work for Monsignor Filippo before working for Galileo?

4. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?

5. Who did Galileo design a smelting-plant for?

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