View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

2. When Sagredo asks Galileo about where God was, what is Galileo's answer?
(a) "On earth, buried deeply as to not be found."
(b) "On the brightest star."
(c) "In us, or nowhere."
(d) "On the moon."

3. How many years did Sarti work for Monsignor Filippo before working for Galileo?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

5. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her fiance.
(c) The Inquisitor.
(d) Andrea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?

2. What bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)

3. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?

4. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

5. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 219 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample