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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, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Vapors from the sun.
(c) Surface winds.
(d) Swarms of stars.

2. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a clown.
(b) That of a lamb.
(c) That of an eagle.
(d) That of a wolf.

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

4. While speaking with the "Little Monk" about his family's life, what animal does Galileo talk about ?
(a) A scallop.
(b) A crab.
(c) A sea urchin.
(d) A oyster.

5. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?
(a) His.
(b) Mankind's.
(c) The Pope's.
(d) The theologians of the Holy Church.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?

2. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

3. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?

4. Where does Scene V open?

5. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

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