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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?
(a) "That box that talks."
(b) "That funny tube."
(c) "The glass that sees."
(d) "The horn that hears."

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

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

8. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?
(a) The Ptolemaic model.
(b) A star model.
(c) A chair.
(d) The telescope.

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

10. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a lamb.
(b) That of a wolf.
(c) That of an eagle.
(d) That of a clown.

11. 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.

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

13. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?
(a) The moon.
(b) Neptune.
(c) Earth.
(d) The sun.

14. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?
(a) A bill from the milkman.
(b) A letter of recommendation.
(c) A bill from the bookstore.
(d) A letter of interest in Galileo's work.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the Grand Duke of Tuscany come to Galileo's home?

2. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?

3. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?

4. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?

5. What does the "Very Old Cardinal" call Galileo because of Galileo's claims?

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