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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Scene X open?
(a) An apartment in the Vatican.
(b) Andrea's home.
(c) The court of the Holy Inquisition.
(d) The Florentine Court.

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

3. While waiting for Galileo's inquisition to finish, what does Andrea say he fears would never be completed?
(a) The Galileo Model.
(b) The Star Charts.
(c) The Discorsi.
(d) The Oceanic Maps.

4. What does the "Little Monk" tell Andrea about that Galileo always carries in his pocket?
(a) A picture of Virginia.
(b) A drawing of his telescope.
(c) His touchstone.
(d) A lock of Virginia's hair.

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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 friend and a new friend."
(c) "To an old idea and a new vision."
(d) "To an old wine or a new idea."

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

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

13. What pages from Galileo's book do the Monks have?
(a) 47 and 48.
(b) 145 and 146.
(c) 131 and 132.
(d) 116 and 117.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the "Little Monk" spent time with Galileo, while Galileo was in prison, to whom does Galileo compare his work?

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

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

4. Who does the Inquisitor say is an expert on instruments?

5. How old is Virginia in Scene XII?

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