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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?
(a) Their minds.
(b) Science.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their hearts.

2. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?
(a) New ocean maps.
(b) New star charts.
(c) New ships.
(d) The telescope.

3. How many fixed stars does Galileo tell Sagredo were in the constellation of Orion?
(a) 700 fixed stars.
(b) 5,000 fixed stars.
(c) 150 fixed stars.
(d) 500 fixed stars.

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

5. What are the globes on the Ptolemaic system model made of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Crystal.
(c) Marble.
(d) Clay.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?

2. What is the date of the opening of Scene III?

3. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?

4. How many globes surround the center stone?

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

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