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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many stars does Galileo find revolved around Jupiter?
(a) 3 stars.
(b) 6 stars.
(c) 1 stars.
(d) 4 stars.

3. Whom does the Inquisitor have taking a transcript of the conversation between Galileo and Cardinals Bellarmin and Barberini?
(a) The clerks playing chess.
(b) Andrea.
(c) The lady in waiting.
(d) Virginia.

4. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Venus.
(b) Earth.
(c) The sun.
(d) Neptune.

5. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
(a) 17 years old.
(b) 15 years old.
(c) 11 years old.
(d) 12 years old.

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

7. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?
(a) Cosimo Medici.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Tycho Brahe.
(d) Socrates.

8. When discussing Galileo's findings regarding the movement of stars, who did the Philosopher think Signer Federzoni was?
(a) Galileo's son-in-law.
(b) Galileo's student.
(c) Galileo's manservant.
(d) Galileo's lens-grinder.

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

10. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A chair.
(b) A lamp.
(c) A wash basin.
(d) A table.

11. How old is Galileo when he was arguing with the Curator about salary?
(a) 35 years old.
(b) 46 years old.
(c) 76 years old.
(d) 27 years old.

12. According to Galileo, what "grows feeble from being abused"?
(a) Science.
(b) Authority.
(c) Power.
(d) Plight.

13. What does the First Scholar see that Galileo dropped?
(a) A stone.
(b) A map.
(c) A coin.
(d) A crystal.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?

2. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)

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

4. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?

5. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?

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