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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A wash basin.
(b) A table.
(c) A chair.
(d) A lamp.

2. What does the Curator say that Galileo had invented for the city, calling the invention "excellent"?
(a) A water pump.
(b) A drainage system.
(c) A telescope.
(d) A clock.

3. What invention does Ludovico tell Galileo about that he has just seen in Holland?
(a) "That box that talks."
(b) "The glass that sees."
(c) "The horn that hears."
(d) "That funny tube."

4. Who does the Scholar claim is drunk again-while play-acting with the Monk?
(a) The Duke.
(b) Himself.
(c) Galileo.
(d) Mother Earth.

5. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a clown.
(b) That of a wolf.
(c) That of an eagle.
(d) That of a lamb.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sarti hand to Galileo while he was telling her about the new discoveries in science?

2. How many stars does Galileo find revolved around Jupiter?

3. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?

4. According to the "Very Thin Monk," what is equated with the home of the human race?

5. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the relevance of the song at Cardinal Bellarmin's party?

2. What does Galileo say fueled his desire to discover new philosophies?

3. Why does the Inquisitor tell Virginia that Galileo's new picture of the universe was harmful?

4. Why does the Curator refuse to give Galileo the raise that he requests for his work as a mathematician at the University?

5. Describe why the Ptolemaic system model is accepted by the majority of society as the truth for how the solar system exists.

6. Why does Galileo refuse to let Virginia look through the telescope?

7. Why is the Curator angry with Galileo after Galileo received his raise from the University with the Curator's help?

8. What does Virginia find out about her father's fame on the day of the party at Cardinal Bellarmin's?

9. Why does the Inquisitor find it funny that Virginia knew nothing of her father's studies?

10. Cardinal Barberini quoted Ecclesiastes, the Preacher, when he first addressed Galileo at the party. What is Galileo's response to the Cardinal?

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