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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes I - II.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What year is it in the opening of the play?
(a) 1510.
(b) 1609.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1710.

3. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?
(a) A week old.
(b) A month old.
(c) A few days old.
(d) A few hours old.

4. How old is Andrea in Scene I?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 14 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

5. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?
(a) A bill from the bookstore.
(b) A letter of recommendation.
(c) A letter of interest in Galileo's work.
(d) A bill from the milkman.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name of the bailiff?

3. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

4. How old is Galileo when he was arguing with the Curator about salary?

5. How many globes surround the center stone?

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