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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At the opening of Scene IX, who is Galileo and Virginia waiting to be admitted by?
(a) The Pope.
(b) Bellarmin.
(c) Ludovico.
(d) The Grand Duke.

2. What does Galileo claim the he knows the difference between when Vanni tells him he is "unable to distinguish your friends from your enemies"?
(a) Power and impotence.
(b) Wealth and poverty.
(c) Science and religion.
(d) Imagination and reality.

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

4. Who, from Amsterdam, wanted Andrea to ask about Galileo's health?
(a) Fabricius.
(b) Demetrius.
(c) Stephen.
(d) Francico.

5. Who was Pope Urban VII, prior to receiving his papal name?
(a) Medici.
(b) Cardinal Bellarmin.
(c) The "Old Cardinal."
(d) Cardinal Barberini.

6. To where does the "High Official" tell Galileo that he has to go to face the Holy Inquisition?
(a) Volpi.
(b) Florence.
(c) Paris.
(d) Rome.

7. What gift is sent to Galileo by "someone passing through"? (Scene XII)
(a) Two rabbits.
(b) Two geese.
(c) Two turkeys.
(d) Two ducks.

8. Who claims that Galileo would damn him if he (Galileo) would not see him?
(a) Bellarmin.
(b) Andrea.
(c) Mucius.
(d) The "Little Monk."

9. What, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?
(a) Surface winds.
(b) Vapors from the sun.
(c) Swarms of stars.
(d) Mountains.

10. Who does Galileo say are his "favorite readings"?
(a) The Bible and Homer.
(b) The Bible and Socrates.
(c) Socrates and Homer.
(d) Aristotle and Plato.

11. While speaking with the "Little Monk" about his family's life, what animal does Galileo talk about ?
(a) A scallop.
(b) A sea urchin.
(c) A crab.
(d) A oyster.

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

13. Where does Scene VIII open?
(a) Galileo's house in Rome.
(b) Galileo's house in Florence.
(c) The Vatican.
(d) The new Pope's chambers.

14. After the bell rang, who reads Galileo's recant on the street?
(a) Federzoni
(b) The Pope.
(c) The crier.
(d) Andrea.

15. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)
(a) 12 months pay.
(b) 6 months pay.
(c) 3 months pay.
(d) 2 months pay.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Pope tell the Inquisitor that he will not have destroyed?

2. Where does Andrea say he is going to go when he leaves Italy to "take up scientific work"?

3. What kind of clock is Galileo presented with as a gift from Cardinal Bellarmin?

4. What does Federzoni say he would rather do if Galileo recanted his teachings?

5. What does Signor Gaffone give to Virginia, "in mint condition," to give to her father?

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