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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the Grand Duke of Tuscany come to Galileo's home?
(a) To talk to Santi.
(b) To talk to Galileo about stars.
(c) To see Andrea.
(d) To see the telescope.

2. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?
(a) Wind.
(b) Craters.
(c) Fire.
(d) Mountains.

3. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?
(a) A ball of yarn.
(b) A pear.
(c) An orange.
(d) An apple.

4. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?
(a) "Dog."
(b) "Beets."
(c) "Rat."
(d) "Carrots."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bailiff?

2. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

3. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?

4. How many globes surround the center stone?

5. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?

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