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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?
(a) Signor Ragsord.
(b) Sagamond.
(c) His Royal Highness of Tuscany.
(d) Cosimo de' Medici.

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

4. 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.

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

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

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

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

9. What does Galileo say he bought instead of paying the milkman?
(a) Pamphlets.
(b) Books.
(c) Records.
(d) Charts.

10. Who does the Scholar claim is drunk again-while play-acting with the Monk?
(a) Himself.
(b) The Duke.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Mother Earth.

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

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

13. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
(a) Names of planets.
(b) Names of galaxies.
(c) Names of stars.
(d) Names of moons.

14. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?
(a) Their hearts.
(b) Their eyes.
(c) Science.
(d) Their minds.

15. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Padua.
(d) Venice.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?

3. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?

4. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

5. How old is Andrea in Scene I?

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