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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whose palace is the beginning of Scene IX set at?
(a) Bellarmin's.
(b) Ludovico's.
(c) Medici's.
(d) Andrea's.

2. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?
(a) Father Christopher Clavius.
(b) Father Christophe Cleminez.
(c) Father Franz Wistne.
(d) Father Micheal Measter.

3. When Sagredo asks Galileo about where God was, what is Galileo's answer?
(a) "On earth, buried deeply as to not be found."
(b) "In us, or nowhere."
(c) "On the moon."
(d) "On the brightest star."

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

5. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?
(a) A clock.
(b) A water pump.
(c) A drainage system.
(d) A telescope.

Short Answer Questions

1. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?

2. What does the new Pope, at the opening of Scene VIII, want Galileo to study?

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

4. At the border check, what is the name of the woman that the boys' song is about?

5. What is the only thing that the people from the "Little Monk's" village knew about?

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