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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 sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?
(a) Homocystinuria.
(b) Tuberculosis.
(c) Larsen Sydnrome.
(d) The plague.

2. What year is it in the opening of the play?
(a) 1510.
(b) 1609.
(c) 1409.
(d) 1710.

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

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

5. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?
(a) Horses.
(b) Science.
(c) Music.
(d) Mathematics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?

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

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

5. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?

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