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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes III - IV.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Duke and his Court attend after leaving Galileo's home?
(a) The Court Ball.
(b) An inquisition.
(c) A trial.
(d) A knighting.

2. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
(a) A puddle.
(b) A pond.
(c) A lake.
(d) A pool.

3. Who does the Chamberlain say is the name of the Astronomer-in-Chief at the Papal College in Rome?
(a) Father Franz Wistne.
(b) Father Micheal Measter.
(c) Father Christopher Clavius.
(d) Father Christophe Cleminez.

4. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?
(a) Fifty scudi a month.
(b) Five scudi a month.
(c) Ten scudi a month.
(d) Fifteen scudi a month.

5. What does Ludovico tell Galileo were his interests?
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Music.
(c) Horses.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What epicyclical orbit does Galileo draw on the blackboard when describing his discovery to the Grand Duke of Tuscany?

2. What does Galileo tell Andrea to put on the table? (Scene I)

3. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?

4. What do Cosimo and Andrea break during their fighting on the floor?

5. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?

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