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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes I - II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?
(a) The sun.
(b) The moon.
(c) Earth.
(d) Neptune.

2. How old does Ludovico say the invention he saw in Holland was?
(a) A week old.
(b) A month old.
(c) A few days old.
(d) A few hours old.

3. Where did Ludovico Marsili's letter say he has studied?
(a) Prague.
(b) Paris.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Holland.

4. What does Galileo use to represent the Earth when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?
(a) A milk bottle.
(b) Andrea.
(c) A loaf of bread.
(d) A chair.

5. How old is Galileo's daughter, Virginia, in Scene II?
(a) 12 years old.
(b) 11 years old.
(c) 15 years old.
(d) 17 years old.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?

3. What chess piece does Galileo say took to "moving all over the board"?

4. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?

5. How much is the private tuition that Galileo initially was going to charge Ludovico?

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