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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes XIII - XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Scene XI, how many days does the "Little Monk" say that Galileo had been sitting in prison?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 47 days.
(c) 13 days.
(d) 23 days.

2. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?
(a) Father Franz from Notre Dame.
(b) Father Steine from Saint Mercy.
(c) Father Michael from Saint Cornela.
(d) Father Christophorus from Saint Ursula.

3. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 11 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 17 years old.

4. What does Andrea buy while he was signing papers for the clerk at the boundary?
(a) Milk.
(b) Rye.
(c) Wine.
(d) Bread.

5. At the ball, what mask does Barberini wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a tiger.
(b) That of a mime.
(c) That of a jester.
(d) That of a dove.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?

2. According to Bellarmin, whose teachings have been found, by the Holy Office, to be "futile, foolish and heretical"?

3. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)

4. Who does Virginia say 'did not' send the present to Galileo?

5. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?

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