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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) In the teapot.
(b) Under the table.
(c) Behind the star charts.
(d) In the broom closet.

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

3. In the Ptolemaic system model, what does Galileo claim moved?
(a) Only the sun.
(b) Only the stars.
(c) Everything.
(d) Only the planets.

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

5. What does Galileo say he bought instead of paying the milkman?
(a) Pamphlets.
(b) Books.
(c) Charts.
(d) Records.

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in the opening of the play?

2. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?

3. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?

4. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?

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

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