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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
(a) Venice.
(b) Padua.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

2. After the bell rang, who reads Galileo's recant on the street?
(a) The Pope.
(b) The crier.
(c) Andrea.
(d) Federzoni

3. What manuscripts does Galileo give to the "Little Monk"?
(a) Papers on the sun being the center of the universe.
(b) Papers on evolution.
(c) Papers on the inquiry of time.
(d) Papers on why the ocean moves in ebb and flood.

4. Where did Scene X open?
(a) The Florentine Court.
(b) The court of the Holy Inquisition.
(c) Andrea's home.
(d) An apartment in the Vatican.

5. At the opening of Scene IX, who is Galileo and Virginia waiting to be admitted by?
(a) Ludovico.
(b) The Pope.
(c) The Grand Duke.
(d) Bellarmin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?

2. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?

3. Who was Pope Urban VII, prior to receiving his papal name?

4. After finding out about Ludovico's interests, how much does Galileo say he is going to charge him for private tuition?

5. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?

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