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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
2. At the ball, what mask does Barberini wear? (Scene VI)
3. What do the strips of paper on the Ptolemaic system model have written on them?
4. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?
5. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does the telescope do for Galileo by January of 1610?
2. How does Galileo explain the illumination of the moon and earth to Sagredo?
3. What does Galileo say fueled his desire to discover new philosophies?
4. Why is Andrea's mother, Sarti, worried about Galileo teaching Andrea about the revolving of the Earth around the sun?
5. 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?
6. Why does Ludovico seem upset with Galileo at the end of Scene II?
7. What is the significance of Galileo telling the Court Clerks of the "new way" to play chess?
8. What does the Clerk mean when he tells Galileo "We can only afford moves like this"?
9. Why does the Curator refuse to give Galileo the raise that he requests for his work as a mathematician at the University?
10. Why does Galileo refuse to let Virginia look through the telescope?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Many times, Galileo implied that a woman's place was not in the scientific world. Find at least two examples and discuss how these thoughts contradicted Galileo's teachings using textual evidence from the play.
Essay Topic 2
"He who does not know the truth is merely an idiot, but he who knows it and calls it a lie, is a criminal." Both Galileo and Andrea spoke these words during the action of the play. Find and discuss two references to being an "idiot" and a "criminal" in the play. Who was regarded as an "idiot"? Why? Who was regarded as a "criminal"? Why?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the carnival scene. What was important about the scene? What did you learn from the scene? Given that it takes the movement away from the main action of the play, why was the scene necessary?
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