View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Andrea in Scene I?
(a) 14 years old.
(b) 8 years old.
(c) 12 years old.
(d) 10 years old.

2. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?
(a) "Carrots."
(b) "Dog."
(c) "Beets."
(d) "Rat."

3. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
(a) Paris.
(b) Padua.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

4. What does Galileo tell Sagredo the spots on stars were?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Fire.
(c) Craters.
(d) Wind.

5. What is the name of the bailiff?
(a) Signor Franco.
(b) Signor Franz.
(c) Signor Cambione.
(d) Signor Parente.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Galileo tell Virginia that they move to Florence?

2. Where does Scene IV open?

3. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?

4. What prediction does Galileo make to Andrea about astronomy?

5. What does the stone at the center of the Ptolemaic system model represent?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 205 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample