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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?
(a) Under the table.
(b) In the teapot.
(c) Behind the star charts.
(d) In the broom closet.

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

3. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Kippernicus.
(d) Plato.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

2. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

3. What does Galileo say he bought instead of paying the milkman?

4. What are the globes on the Ptolemaic system model made of?

5. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?

(see the answer key)

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