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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 year is it in the opening of the play?
(a) 1609.
(b) 1510.
(c) 1710.
(d) 1409.

2. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?
(a) That "astronomy will be talked about in the market-places."
(b) That "astronomy will be challenged again and again."
(c) That "astronomy will be honored by Kings and Queens."
(d) That "astronomy will never falter him."

3. What author's name does Andrea give to the Frontier guard when he inquired about Galileo's book?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Plato.
(c) Descartes.
(d) Socrates.

4. What is happening to the Discorsi in the introduction to Scene XIII?
(a) It was being stolen by thieves.
(b) It was crossing the Italian border.
(c) It was being read by an Italian customs agent.
(d) It was being burned.

5. Where does Scene VII open?
(a) Galileo's home.
(b) In the Palace of the Florentine Ambassador in Rome.
(c) A monastery.
(d) In the Hall of Inquisition.

Short Answer Questions

1. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?

2. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?

3. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?

4. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)

5. What does Federzoni say he would rather do if Galileo recanted his teachings?

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