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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes IX - X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of moons.
(b) Names of planets.
(c) Names of galaxies.
(d) Names of stars.

2. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?
(a) Kings.
(b) Proverbs.
(c) Exodus.
(d) Genesis.

3. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)
(a) 12 months pay.
(b) 3 months pay.
(c) 2 months pay.
(d) 6 months pay.

4. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?
(a) Galileo's manservant.
(b) Galileo's lens-grinder.
(c) Galileo's student.
(d) Galileo's son-in-law.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Galileo tell Andrea that they could not investigate sunspots?

2. How many fixed stars does Galileo tell Sagredo were in the constellation of Orion?

3. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

4. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

5. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?

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