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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Christopher Clavius.
(c) Santri.
(d) Micheal Montrassauri.

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

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

5. Where does Scene VI open?
(a) Ludovico's home.
(b) Galileo's home.
(c) The Court of Florence.
(d) Cardinal Bellarmin's House in Rome.

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

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

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

9. Who enters the room after the "Very Old Cardinal" collapses?
(a) Clavius.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Andrea.
(d) The Duke of Florence.

10. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?
(a) "The men who turned their backs on science."
(b) "The disciples of religion."
(c) "The dead."
(d) "The skeptics."

11. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?
(a) That "astronomy will be challenged again and again."
(b) That "astronomy will be honored by Kings and Queens."
(c) That "astronomy will never falter him."
(d) That "astronomy will be talked about in the market-places."

12. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?
(a) A week old.
(b) A few hours old.
(c) A month old.
(d) A few days old.

13. In what country does the Curator tell Galileo that telescopes were sold in markets?
(a) Holland.
(b) France.
(c) Italy.
(d) Germany.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?

2. What does Sarti offer to the Grand Duke as his Court is leaving at the end of Scene IV?

3. How many globes surround the center stone?

4. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?

5. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?

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