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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?
(a) That "astronomy will be challenged again and again."
(b) That "astronomy will be honored by Kings and Queens."
(c) That "astronomy will be talked about in the market-places."
(d) That "astronomy will never falter him."

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

5. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?
(a) Ten scudi a month.
(b) Five scudi a month.
(c) Fifty scudi a month.
(d) Fifteen scudi a month.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?

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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