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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What name does Galileo want to bestow on the new stars he found?
(a) Brecht.
(b) Medici.
(c) Florence.
(d) Paupal.

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

3. 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"?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Plato.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Galileo.

4. According to Bellarmin, whose teachings have been found, by the Holy Office, to be "futile, foolish and heretical"?
(a) Galileo's teachings.
(b) Plato's teachings.
(c) Copernicus' teachings.
(d) Socrates' teachings.

5. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?
(a) Their minds.
(b) Science.
(c) Their eyes.
(d) Their hearts.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?

2. What sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?

3. What happens to Signor Giordano Bruno "because he was not a Venetian and also had no appointment here"?

4. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?

5. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?

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