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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year is it at the opening of Scene IX?
(a) 1633.
(b) 1678.
(c) 1652.
(d) 1644.

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

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

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

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

6. 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) Imagination and reality.
(c) Science and religion.
(d) Wealth and poverty.

7. What astrological sign does Virgina align with?
(a) Virgo.
(b) Scorpio.
(c) The Twins.
(d) Capricorn.

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

9. Who does the Inquisitor say is an expert on instruments?
(a) Signor Galilei.
(b) Cardinal Barberini.
(c) Rector Gaffone.
(d) Signor Vanni.

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

11. Who did Galileo design a smelting-plant for?
(a) Ludovico.
(b) Bellarmin.
(c) Signor Vanni.
(d) Rector Gaffone.

12. 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. Mark's.
(b) The great bell of St. John.
(c) The great bell of St. Mercy.
(d) The great bell of St. Michael.

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

14. While Galileo is in with the inquisition, what is Virginia doing?
(a) Sewing.
(b) Crying.
(c) Singing.
(d) Praying.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. While waiting for Galileo's inquisition to finish, what does Andrea say he fears would never be completed?

2. To what day, did the opening of Scene XII, say that Galileo would be a prisoner of the Church?

3. In Scene XI, how many days does the "Little Monk" say that Galileo had been sitting in prison?

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

5. What time do the people of the inquisition believe that Galileo would recant?

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