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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a lamb.
(b) That of a wolf.
(c) That of an eagle.
(d) That of a clown.

2. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of moons.
(b) Names of planets.
(c) Names of galaxies.
(d) Names of stars.

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

4. What is the date of the opening of Scene III?
(a) January 10, 1610.
(b) April1, 1611.
(c) April 17, 1615.
(d) January 10, 1590.

5. At the ball, what mask does Barberini wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a dove.
(b) That of a tiger.
(c) That of a jester.
(d) That of a mime.

Short Answer Questions

1. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?

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

3. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)

4. Who does the Philosopher say is "an authority recognized not only by the entire learning of antiquity, but also by the Holy Fathers of the Church"?

5. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?

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