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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
(a) A lake.
(b) A pond.
(c) A puddle.
(d) A pool.

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

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

4. How many globes surround the center stone?
(a) 12 globes.
(b) 8 globes.
(c) 10 globes.
(d) 9 globes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Andrea in Scene I?

2. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?

3. What is the name of the bailiff?

4. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

5. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?

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