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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes V - VI.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Galileo, what "grows feeble from being abused"?
(a) Power.
(b) Plight.
(c) Authority.
(d) Science.

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

3. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sun.
(c) Earth.
(d) Neptune.

4. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?
(a) Christopher Clavius.
(b) Santri.
(c) Micheal Montrassauri.
(d) Galileo.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarti offer to the Grand Duke as his Court is leaving at the end of Scene IV?

2. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?

3. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?

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

5. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?

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