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

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

4. When the "Little Monk" spent time with Galileo, while Galileo was in prison, to whom does Galileo compare his work?
(a) Socrates.
(b) Horace.
(c) The Mayans.
(d) Plato.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Galileo design a smelting-plant for?

2. What, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?

3. What kind of clock is Galileo presented with as a gift from Cardinal Bellarmin?

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

5. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the experiment with the iron needle and water prove?

2. What does Andrea say the inquisition was doing to the "truth"?

3. Why is Galileo not worried about the Cardinal Inquisitor being in Florence?

4. What problems does Virginia find with Galileo traveling to Padua and taking time off?

5. What does Brecht mean when he wrote, "The depths are hot, the heights are chill. The streets are loud, the court is still" at the opening of Scene IX?

6. Why does Galileo use the satire of Horace to explain the necessity of all parts of his study being present in his observations?

7. Why does Galileo think that Cardinal Bellarmin gifted him a Cellini clock?

8. When at the summoning Galileo, Galileo tells Virginia that he is afraid of Rector Gaffone. Why is Galileo afraid of the Rector?

9. Why does Vanni tell Galileo that he is on his side regarding Galileo's teachings?

10. Why does Vanni want Galileo to leave Florence?

(see the answer keys)

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