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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. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?

2. Who does the Philosopher say is "Italy's and the Church's greatest astronomer"?

3. What happens to Signor Giordano Bruno "because he was not a Venetian and also had no appointment here"?

4. What is the monk play-acting? (in the opening of Scene V.)

5. Where does Virginia say she will be married?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Galileo believe that naming the new stars by the name Medici would allow him some leeway on his studies?

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

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

4. What does Galileo do to explain the movement of the Earth around the sun to Andrea?

5. Why does Sagredo tell Galileo that he (Galileo) is contradicting all astronomical science from the last two thousand years?

6. 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?

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

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

9. How does Galileo explain the illumination of the moon and earth to Sagredo?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Galileo brings up the concept of price verses value. Discuss Galileo's thoughts on this belief. What is the difference between price and value according to Galileo and the text? Use textual evidence to support your answer.

Essay Topic 2

During the party at Cardinal Bellarmin's home, both of the attending Cardinals wore masks. Discuss the relevance of the masks for each Cardinal. What did the mask look like? What could the mask represent? What could be misconstrued by the mask?

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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