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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 old is Andrea in Scene I?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 14 years old.
(c) 8 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

2. In what country does the Curator tell Galileo that telescopes were sold in markets?
(a) France.
(b) Italy.
(c) Holland.
(d) Germany.

3. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)
(a) Milk.
(b) Jam.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.

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

5. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?
(a) The castle.
(b) The pawn.
(c) The knight.
(d) The King.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

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

3. Where does Scene IV open?

4. According to the "Very Thin Monk," what is equated with the home of the human race?

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

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