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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?
(a) To find her a husband.
(b) So he could be the Court Mathematician.
(c) So that he could sell his telescopes.
(d) To work for the University.

3. How many years did Sarti work for Monsignor Filippo before working for Galileo?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 7 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 10 years.

4. What sickness was the "Old Gentlemen" discussing as they climbed the stairs to see the telescope?
(a) Tuberculosis.
(b) Larsen Sydnrome.
(c) Homocystinuria.
(d) The plague.

5. Who is Virginia's Father Confessor?
(a) Father Christophorus from Saint Ursula.
(b) Father Steine from Saint Mercy.
(c) Father Franz from Notre Dame.
(d) Father Michael from Saint Cornela.

6. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Kippernicus.
(d) Galileo.

7. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
(a) A pond.
(b) A puddle.
(c) A pool.
(d) A lake.

8. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?
(a) When he looked at the stars.
(b) When he thought about Virginia's dowry.
(c) When he ate.
(d) When he read.

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

10. Where does Scene IV open?
(a) Virginia's home.
(b) The marketplace.
(c) The University in Florence.
(d) Galileo's home in Florence.

11. What are the globes on the Ptolemaic system model made of?
(a) Stone.
(b) Clay.
(c) Marble.
(d) Crystal.

12. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?
(a) A knighting.
(b) The Court Ball.
(c) An inquisition.
(d) A trial.

13. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?
(a) Andrea.
(b) The Inquisitor.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Her father.

14. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of galaxies.
(b) Names of stars.
(c) Names of moons.
(d) Names of planets.

15. What bell rings as Virginia entered her father's room? (Scene III)
(a) A noon bell.
(b) An evening bell.
(c) A bell for early Mass.
(d) A bell signaling lunch.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Philosopher say is "an authority recognized not only by the entire learning of antiquity, but also by the Holy Fathers of the Church"?

2. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?

3. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

4. Where does Scene V open?

5. Who does the "Very Old Cardinal" claim was the "crown of creation"?

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