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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What philosopher does Galileo and Andrea study in regard to objects floating?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Plato.
(d) Machiavelli.

2. Where did Scene XI take place?
(a) In the Hall of Trials in Venice.
(b) In the Palace of the Florentine Ambassador in Rome.
(c) In the Court of Inquisition in Florence.
(d) An apartment in the Vatican.

3. Where had the "Little Monk" grown up?
(a) Florence.
(b) Paris.
(c) Campagna.
(d) Rome.

4. According to the person from the Grand Duke's Palace, what bell will ring when Galileo recants his teachings?
(a) The great bell of St. Mercy.
(b) The great bell of St. Mark's.
(c) The great bell of St. John.
(d) The great bell of St. Michael.

5. What kind of clock is Galileo presented with as a gift from Cardinal Bellarmin?
(a) Lantern clock.
(b) Cellini clock.
(c) Atmos clock.
(d) Parliament clock.

6. Why does Sarti tell Virginia to go to the University to see an astronomer?
(a) To cast her horoscope.
(b) To prove her father's teachings false.
(c) To prove her father's teachings true.
(d) To seek a better husband.

7. What does Galileo call a man who knows the truth and calls it a lie?
(a) A criminal.
(b) A prophet.
(c) A liar.
(d) A fraud.

8. When the "Little Monk" spent time with Galileo, while Galileo was in prison, to whom does Galileo compare his work?
(a) The Mayans.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Horace.
(d) Plato.

9. What are the dates that Scene XII took place?
(a) 1643-1652.
(b) 1616-1633.
(c) 1629-1643.
(d) 1633-1642.

10. What does the Inquisitor want to keep while "damning" Galileo's writings?
(a) The ocean charts.
(b) Star charts.
(c) The telescope.
(d) The scientific mind.

11. At the end of Scene X, what has the Pope finished doing?
(a) Getting dressed.
(b) Eating.
(c) Reading Galileo's manuscript.
(d) Signing the inquisition.

12. While waiting to hear news of the inquisition, what are the "Little Monk" and Federzoni doing?
(a) Watching ice float.
(b) Making models of the solar system.
(c) Sinking iron needles in water.
(d) Playing chess.

13. In Scene XI, how many days does the "Little Monk" say that Galileo had been sitting in prison?
(a) 13 days.
(b) 23 days.
(c) 47 days.
(d) 30 days.

14. What does Signor Gaffone give to Virginia, "in mint condition," to give to her father?
(a) A copyright for the telescope.
(b) A book.
(c) A letter of intent.
(d) A manuscript.

15. According to Galileo, what gives the "Little Monk" the right to say whatever he wishes?
(a) His habit.
(b) The church.
(c) The Pope.
(d) Hie rank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Galileo use to make the iron needle float on the surface of water without sinking?

2. What is the only thing that the people from the "Little Monk's" village knew about?

3. What does the new Pope, at the opening of Scene VIII, want Galileo to study?

4. How old is Virginia in Scene XII?

5. What, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?

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