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

2. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?
(a) "Beets."
(b) "Carrots."
(c) "Rat."
(d) "Dog."

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

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

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

6. Where does Galileo tell Sagredo that the light from the moon comes from?
(a) Stars.
(b) Earth.
(c) The moon.
(d) The sun.

7. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?
(a) In the broom closet.
(b) Behind the star charts.
(c) Under the table.
(d) In the teapot.

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

9. What does the "Very Old Cardinal" call Galileo because of Galileo's claims?
(a) An enemy of God.
(b) An enemy of the human race.
(c) A thief of religion.
(d) The world's most knowledgable scientist.

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

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

12. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?
(a) Ten scudi a month.
(b) Five scudi a month.
(c) Fifty scudi a month.
(d) Fifteen scudi a month.

13. 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"?
(a) Plato.
(b) Galileo.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Aristotle.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

2. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?

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

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

5. What does the First Scholar see that Galileo dropped?

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