View a FREE sample

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 Barberini wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a jester.
(b) That of a tiger.
(c) That of a mime.
(d) That of a dove.

2. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?
(a) 1605.
(b) 1620.
(c) 1616.
(d) 1610.

3. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?
(a) Andrea said the men were stupid.
(b) Andrea's nose started bleeding.
(c) Andrea needed to get water for the men.
(d) Andrea was embarassed for fighting with Cosimo.

4. What is the name of the bailiff?
(a) Signor Parente.
(b) Signor Franz.
(c) Signor Cambione.
(d) Signor Franco.

5. On what date did the inquisition put the Copernican teachings on the index?
(a) October 28, 1629.
(b) March 15, 1616.
(c) December 25, 1616.
(d) April 1, 1618.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?

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

3. Where does Scene V open?

4. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 199 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample