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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where did Scene X open?
(a) The Florentine Court.
(b) An apartment in the Vatican.
(c) Andrea's home.
(d) The court of the Holy Inquisition.

4. What name does Galileo want to bestow on the new stars he found?
(a) Medici.
(b) Florence.
(c) Brecht.
(d) Paupal.

5. What does Federzoni think has begun, "the hour of its birth," when the bell does not ring at the time the inquisitors thought it would?
(a) The age of open-minds.
(b) The age of reason.
(c) The age of Galileo.
(d) The age of science.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who claims that Galileo would damn him if he (Galileo) would not see him?

2. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?

3. What does the Grand Duke want from Galileo when he and Virginia wait to be recognized?

4. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?

5. What sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?

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