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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?
(a) Paris.
(b) Holland.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Prague.

3. Who do the boys say helped the old witch to bewitch Andrea's chest?
(a) The clerk.
(b) Andrea.
(c) The guard.
(d) The Devil.

4. According to the person from the Grand Duke's Palace, what bell will ring when Galileo recants his teachings?
(a) The great bell of St. Mercy.
(b) The great bell of St. Mark's.
(c) The great bell of St. John.
(d) The great bell of St. Michael.

5. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A chair.
(b) A wash basin.
(c) A lamp.
(d) A table.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?

2. When Sagredo asks Galileo about where God was, what is Galileo's answer?

3. What pages from Galileo's book do the Monks have?

4. According the opening of Scene XII, where is Galileo living?

5. What kind of oath does Galileo believe that scientists should have to create and take?

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