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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. What does Galileo tell Vanni that he values after Vanni suggests that Galileo "take up flight"?

2. While waiting to hear news of the inquisition, what are the "Little Monk" and Federzoni doing?

3. Who was Pope Urban VII, prior to receiving his papal name?

4. Where does Galileo hide a copy of his Discorsi?

5. At the end of Scene X, what has the Pope finished doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Court's expect to happen at 5:00 on the day of Galileo's inquisition?

2. What were the problems that Galileo faced with living in both Florence and the Republic regarding the Discorsi?

3. Why does the "Little Monk" use the story of his family and town's history to show Galileo his fears about the mixing of science and religion?

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

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

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

7. In the opening of Scene VII, why does the "Little Monk" admit to Galileo that he has not been able to sleep?

8. 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?

9. What were Federzoni and Andrea's worries concerning Galileo's Inquisition?

10. What did the astronomer at the University tell Virginia about her horoscope?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What do you think was the main theme of the play? Discuss your answer using evidence gathered to support your claim. Why did you think that this was the theme of the play? What support did you find in the play? Why did this support your claim for this being the theme?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Galileo's attempt to explain that the Earth was not the center of the universe to Andrea. What did he say to Andrea? How did Galileo illustrate the fact? What was Andrea's response?

Essay Topic 3

Describe the difference between the Ptolemaic model and the Copernican model. What did the Ptolemaic model represent? What did the Copernican model represent? Why was the Ptolemaic model accepted over the Copernican model? What did the acceptance of the Copernican model suggest?

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