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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 the Inquisitor want to keep while "damning" Galileo's writings?
2. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)
3. Who does Galileo say are his "favorite readings"?
4. Why does Sarti tell Virginia to go to the University to see an astronomer?
5. Where did Scene XI take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does Galileo state that he prefers healthy oysters?
2. What do Andrea and the "Little Monk" compare the possibility of Galileo recanting to?
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. 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 is Galileo not worried about the Cardinal Inquisitor being in Florence?
7. What lie does Galileo tell Virginia about being summoned by The Duke?
8. What were the problems that Galileo faced with living in both Florence and the Republic regarding the Discorsi?
9. What do the experiment with the iron needle and water prove?
10. Why does Ludovico call off the wedding to Virginia?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Courage is a theme masked by the scientific overtone of the play, but courage is relevant. Find three courageous moments during the play. Discuss the person who was courageous, why they were courageous, and what happened to them because of their courage. Cite examples from the text to support your statements.
Essay Topic 2
In Scene Thirteen, Galileo received a gift of two plucked geese. The peasant who delivered the geese was told to tell Galileo that "They are from someone passing through." Who do you believe sent the geese to Galileo? Why do you believe this? Use textual evidence to support your answer.
Essay Topic 3
The invention of the telescope creates social unrest given the new discoveries that Galileo comes upon from peering through it. Therefore, based upon the discovery of the telescope, society experiences unrest because of the questions that the new discoveries create in regard to currently socially accepted beliefs, i.e. the Earth is the center of the universe. Based upon this fact, discuss two textually specific examples where scientific discoveries created social unrest. What was the discovery? Why did society react as it did? What was the reaction of Galileo to the unrest? What was the outcome of the unrest?
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