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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 bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)
(a) A bell for early Mass.
(b) A bell signaling lunch.
(c) An evening bell.
(d) A noon bell.

2. What does the "Very Old Cardinal" call Galileo because of Galileo's claims?
(a) An enemy of God.
(b) A thief of religion.
(c) The world's most knowledgable scientist.
(d) An enemy of the human race.

3. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Cosimo Medici.
(c) Aristotle.
(d) Tycho Brahe.

4. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?
(a) When he ate.
(b) When he thought about Virginia's dowry.
(c) When he read.
(d) When he looked at the stars.

5. How old is Galileo when he was arguing with the Curator about salary?
(a) 35 years old.
(b) 76 years old.
(c) 27 years old.
(d) 46 years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?

2. How many stars does Galileo find revolved around Jupiter?

3. What does Sarti offer to the Grand Duke as his Court is leaving at the end of Scene IV?

4. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?

5. What does the First Scholar see that Galileo dropped?

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