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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What does Galileo use to make the iron needle float on the surface of water without sinking?
(a) A piece of wax.
(b) Ice.
(c) A piece of paper.
(d) A string.

3. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A drainage system.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A water pump.

4. What does the Grand Duke want from Galileo when he and Virginia wait to be recognized?
(a) A model.
(b) A pamphlet.
(c) A book.
(d) A manuscript.

5. What does the Inquisitor want to keep while "damning" Galileo's writings?
(a) The telescope.
(b) The ocean charts.
(c) Star charts.
(d) The scientific mind.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the bailiff?

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

3. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?

4. Who does Galileo tell Virginia that he was afraid of?

5. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?

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