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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?
(a) Wind.
(b) Mountains.
(c) Craters.
(d) Fire.

2. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?
(a) Ten scudi a month.
(b) Fifty scudi a month.
(c) Five scudi a month.
(d) Fifteen scudi a month.

3. Where does Scene VI open?
(a) Ludovico's home.
(b) The Court of Florence.
(c) Galileo's home.
(d) Cardinal Bellarmin's House in Rome.

4. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?
(a) Prague.
(b) Rome.
(c) Venice.
(d) Paris.

5. Who does the "Very Old Cardinal" claim was the "crown of creation"?
(a) The church.
(b) Man.
(c) The sun.
(d) God.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what day, did the opening of Scene XII, say that Galileo would be a prisoner of the Church?

2. What year is it in the opening of the play?

3. What does the Pope tell the Inquisitor that Galileo could not say "no" to?

4. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?

5. What does the "Little Monk" tell Andrea about that Galileo always carries in his pocket?

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