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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. 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.

2. According to Galileo, if one believes in humanity, they believe in what?
(a) "Common sense."
(b) "God."
(c) "Something bigger than himself."
(d) "That mankind is the center of all."

3. How many years did Sarti work for Monsignor Filippo before working for Galileo?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 7 years.

4. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
(a) Padua.
(b) Paris.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

5. According to Galileo, who were the ones that were "no longer moved by reason"?
(a) "The dead."
(b) "The disciples of religion."
(c) "The skeptics."
(d) "The men who turned their backs on science."

Short Answer Questions

1. When, according to Galileo, does he "get most inspiration"?

2. According to Bellarmin, whose teachings have been found, by the Holy Office, to be "futile, foolish and heretical"?

3. Why does Andrea leave the room when Galileo was asking the men from the courts to look through the telescope?

4. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

5. What object does Andrea tell Galileo not to use because "You can prove anything with them"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the significance of Galileo telling the Court Clerks of the "new way" to play chess?

3. Why is Andrea's mother, Sarti, worried about Galileo teaching Andrea about the revolving of the Earth around the sun?

4. What does the telescope do for Galileo by January of 1610?

5. Why is Sagredo afraid for Galileo concerning Galileo's move to Florence?

6. When Andrea questions Galileo about the Ptolemaic system model, what is Galileo's answer?

7. Why does Galileo say the sailing of ships across the sea creates "a great desire has arisen to fathom the causes of all thing[s]"?

8. Why did Galileo, as pointed out by Sagredo, teach the Ptolemaic model over the Copernican model given his belief in the Copernican model of the universe?

9. Describe the Ptolemaic system model that Galileo shows to Andrea.

10. Why does Galileo believe that he and Virgina need to move to Florence?

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