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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. To where does the "High Official" tell Galileo that he has to go to face the Holy Inquisition?
(a) Florence.
(b) Volpi.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

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

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

4. What does the Pope tell the Inquisitor that Galileo could not say "no" to?
(a) "To an old friend and a new friend."
(b) "To an old idea and a new vision."
(c) "To an old wine or a new idea."
(d) "To an old friend or a new invention."

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the opening of Scene IX, who is Galileo and Virginia waiting to be admitted by?

2. Where did Scene X open?

3. At the end of Scene IX, what awaits Galileo?

4. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)

5. Where does Scene VII open?

Short Essay Questions

1. During Galileo's students conversation, while waiting for Galileo's recanting, the students did find some humor in the situation. What humor did they find?

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

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

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

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

6. Why does Galileo state that he prefers healthy oysters?

7. Why does Vanni want Galileo to leave Florence?

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

9. What was Galileo speaking about to the "Little Monk" when he spoke of his feelings for beauty and truth?

10. 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?

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