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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many fixed stars does Galileo tell Sagredo were in the constellation of Orion?
(a) 700 fixed stars.
(b) 500 fixed stars.
(c) 5,000 fixed stars.
(d) 150 fixed stars.

2. How many globes surround the center stone?
(a) 8 globes.
(b) 12 globes.
(c) 9 globes.
(d) 10 globes.

3. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?
(a) "The men who turned their backs on science."
(b) "The dead."
(c) "The skeptics."
(d) "The disciples of religion."

4. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?
(a) "The glass that sees."
(b) "That box that talks."
(c) "The horn that hears."
(d) "That funny tube."

5. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?
(a) Holland.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Paris.
(d) Prague.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

2. Where does Scene IV open?

3. On what date did the inquisition put the Copernican teachings on the index?

4. What year is it in the opening of the play?

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

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