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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, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?
(a) "Common sense."
(b) "That mankind is the center of all."
(c) "God."
(d) "Something bigger than himself."

2. Where does Scene VI open?
(a) Ludovico's home.
(b) Galileo's home.
(c) The Court of Florence.
(d) Cardinal Bellarmin's House in Rome.

3. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?
(a) A few days old.
(b) A month old.
(c) A few hours old.
(d) A week old.

4. 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 was embarassed for fighting with Cosimo.
(d) Andrea needed to get water for the men.

5. Why does the Grand Duke of Tuscany come to Galileo's home?
(a) To talk to Santi.
(b) To talk to Galileo about stars.
(c) To see the telescope.
(d) To see Andrea.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

2. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?

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

4. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?

5. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?

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