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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?
(a) Craters.
(b) Fire.
(c) Mountains.
(d) Wind.

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

3. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?
(a) Andrea was embarassed for fighting with Cosimo.
(b) Andrea said the men were stupid.
(c) Andrea's nose started bleeding.
(d) Andrea needed to get water for the men.

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

5. How many globes surround the center stone?
(a) 12 globes.
(b) 8 globes.
(c) 10 globes.
(d) 9 globes.

6. While at the ball, what chapter of the Bible do both Cardinal Bellarmin and Cardinal Barberini quote?
(a) Genesis.
(b) Proverbs.
(c) Exodus.
(d) Kings.

7. What year is it in the opening of Scene V?
(a) 1616.
(b) 1610.
(c) 1620.
(d) 1605.

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

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

10. At the ball, what mask does Barberini wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a mime.
(b) That of a dove.
(c) That of a tiger.
(d) That of a jester.

11. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A loaf of bread.
(b) A chair.
(c) Andrea.
(d) A milk bottle.

12. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)
(a) Milk.
(b) Bread.
(c) Jam.
(d) Wine.

13. How many fixed stars does Galileo tell Sagredo were in the constellation of Orion?
(a) 700 fixed stars.
(b) 5,000 fixed stars.
(c) 150 fixed stars.
(d) 500 fixed stars.

14. After finding out about Ludovico's interests, how much does Galileo say he is going to charge him for private tuition?
(a) Fifteen scudi a month.
(b) Nothing.
(c) Ten scudi a month.
(d) Twenty scudi a month.

15. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?
(a) "That mankind is the center of all."
(b) "God."
(c) "Common sense."
(d) "Something bigger than himself."

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?

2. How old is Galileo when he was arguing with the Curator about salary?

3. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?

4. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?

5. What year is it in the opening of the play?

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