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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes III - IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?
(a) A water pump.
(b) A clock.
(c) A drainage system.
(d) A telescope.

3. What bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)
(a) An evening bell.
(b) A noon bell.
(c) A bell signaling lunch.
(d) A bell for early Mass.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?

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

3. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?

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

5. In what country does the Curator tell Galileo that telescopes were sold in markets?

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