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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
(a) Venice.
(b) Paris.
(c) Padua.
(d) Rome.

2. What does the First Scholar see that Galileo dropped?
(a) A coin.
(b) A map.
(c) A stone.
(d) A crystal.

3. At the end of Scene Seven, the "Little Monk" told Galileo that he cannot understand what?
(a) A word.
(b) A model.
(c) A drawing.
(d) A sentence.

4. According to the "Very Thin Monk," what is equated with the home of the human race?
(a) The sun.
(b) A wondering star.
(c) Heaven.
(d) The moons of Jupiter.

5. At the end of Scene X, what has the Pope finished doing?
(a) Reading Galileo's manuscript.
(b) Signing the inquisition.
(c) Eating.
(d) Getting dressed.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?

2. What astrological sign does Ludovico align with?

3. Why does Vanni say Galileo would be better off in Venice?

4. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?

5. What year is it at the opening of Scene IX?

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