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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo use to make the iron needle float on the surface of water without sinking?
(a) A string.
(b) Ice.
(c) A piece of wax.
(d) A piece of paper.

2. Why does Galileo tell Andrea that they could not investigate sunspots?
(a) Because they were" not authorized by the Holy Court."
(b) Because they had "too much knowledge already."
(c) Because they were "working on floating bodies."
(d) Because they "could not waste their time."

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

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

5. Where does Andrea say he is going to go when he leaves Italy to "take up scientific work"?
(a) Prague.
(b) Holland.
(c) Finland.
(d) Paris.

6. According the opening of Scene XII, where is Galileo living?
(a) In Venice.
(b) In a jail cell.
(c) In Virginia's home under lock and key.
(d) In a country house near Florence.

7. 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) Wealth and poverty.
(b) Science and religion.
(c) Imagination and reality.
(d) Power and impotence.

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

9. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)
(a) Socrates.
(b) Machiavelli.
(c) Plato.
(d) Horace.

10. What manuscripts does Galileo give to the "Little Monk"?
(a) Papers on evolution.
(b) Papers on why the ocean moves in ebb and flood.
(c) Papers on the inquiry of time.
(d) Papers on the sun being the center of the universe.

11. According to the "Little Monk," how many nights passed since he had been able to sleep?
(a) 6 n ights.
(b) 3 nights.
(c) 5 nights.
(d) 7 nights.

12. What does the Pope tell the Inquisitor that he will not have destroyed?
(a) Galileo's writings.
(b) Copernicus' writings.
(c) Mathematical cables.
(d) Aristotle's writings.

13. What does the Pope tell the Inquisitor that Galileo could not say "no" to?
(a) "To an old idea and a new vision."
(b) "To an old friend and a new friend."
(c) "To an old wine or a new idea."
(d) "To an old friend or a new invention."

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Inquisitor want to keep while "damning" Galileo's writings?

2. While speaking with the "Little Monk" about his family's life, what animal does Galileo talk about ?

3. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)

4. What is Virginia sewing at the opening of Scene VIII?

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

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