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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes XI - XII.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Sarti tell Virginia to go to the University to see an astronomer?
(a) To prove her father's teachings true.
(b) To cast her horoscope.
(c) To prove her father's teachings false.
(d) To seek a better husband.

2. According to the "Little Monk," how many nights passed since he had been able to sleep?
(a) 5 nights.
(b) 3 nights.
(c) 6 n ights.
(d) 7 nights.

3. How old is Virginia in Scene XII?
(a) About 75.
(b) About 55.
(c) About 60.
(d) About 40.

4. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)
(a) Machiavelli.
(b) Plato.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Horace.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?

2. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?

3. What is the name of the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

4. Where does Scene VIII open?

5. Where does Andrea say he is going to go when he leaves Italy to "take up scientific work"?

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