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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes IX - X.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?
(a) The Inquisitor.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her fiance.
(d) Andrea.

2. After finding out about Ludovico's interests, how much does Galileo say he is going to charge him for private tuition?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Twenty scudi a month.
(c) Fifteen scudi a month.
(d) Ten scudi a month.

3. What philosopher does Galileo and Andrea study in regard to objects floating?
(a) Machiavelli.
(b) Socrates.
(c) Plato.
(d) Aristotle.

4. What is the only thing that the people from the "Little Monk's" village knew about?
(a) Olives.
(b) Bread.
(c) Wine.
(d) Cheese.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What year is it in the opening of the play?

2. What does Cosimo call Andrea as they fight over the models?

3. According to Bellarmin, whose teachings have been found, by the Holy Office, to be "futile, foolish and heretical"?

4. What does Galileo use to represent the sun when explaining the rotation of the Earth to Andrea?

5. How many months of pay does the Court owe Galileo? (in Scene Nine)

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