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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What astrological sign does Ludovico align with?
(a) Aries.
(b) Cancer.
(c) Scorpio.
(d) Leo.

4. What does the Grand Duke want from Galileo when he and Virginia wait to be recognized?
(a) A book.
(b) A manuscript.
(c) A model.
(d) A pamphlet.

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

6. 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."

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

8. What does Galileo tell Vanni that he values after Vanni suggests that Galileo "take up flight"?
(a) Family.
(b) Home.
(c) Comfort.
(d) Science.

9. Where does Scene VII open?
(a) A monastery.
(b) Galileo's home.
(c) In the Palace of the Florentine Ambassador in Rome.
(d) In the Hall of Inquisition.

10. Why does Vanni say Galileo would be better off in Venice?
(a) "Fewer black coats."
(b) "Fewer skeptics."
(c) "More scientists with open minds."
(d) "More people to support him."

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

12. Who does Galileo tell Virginia invited him to Padua?
(a) Andrea.
(b) Sagredo.
(c) Rector Gaffone.
(d) Ludovico.

13. What does Federzoni say he would rather do if Galileo recanted his teachings?
(a) Stay in Rome.
(b) Not live.
(c) Give up science.
(d) Recant his own beliefs.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After the bell rang, who reads Galileo's recant on the street?

2. According to Vanni, how many books on agriculture were published, within the last year, in London?

3. What philosopher does Galileo and Andrea study in regard to objects floating?

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

5. What does Galileo claim is ruining Virginia's complexion?

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