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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?
(a) Father Christophe Cleminez.
(b) Father Micheal Measter.
(c) Father Christopher Clavius.
(d) Father Franz Wistne.

2. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
(a) A puddle.
(b) A pond.
(c) A pool.
(d) A lake.

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

4. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Earth.
(b) Neptune.
(c) The sun.
(d) Venus.

5. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?
(a) The moon.
(b) The sun.
(c) Neptune.
(d) Earth.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bailiff?

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

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

4. After finding out about Ludovico's interests, how much does Galileo say he is going to charge him for private tuition?

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

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