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

2. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
(a) 11 years old.
(b) 12 years old.
(c) 17 years old.
(d) 15 years old.

3. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?
(a) "That box that talks."
(b) "That funny tube."
(c) "The horn that hears."
(d) "The glass that sees."

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

5. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A chair.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A table.
(d) A wash basin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?

2. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)

3. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?

4. What is the name of the bailiff?

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

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