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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 did Galileo design a smelting-plant for?
(a) Ludovico.
(b) Bellarmin.
(c) Rector Gaffone.
(d) Signor Vanni.

2. What does Galileo tell the Curator would "save millions of scudi in navigation"?
(a) New star charts.
(b) New ships.
(c) New ocean maps.
(d) The telescope.

3. Where had the "Little Monk" grown up?
(a) Paris.
(b) Florence.
(c) Rome.
(d) Campagna.

4. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?
(a) Mankind's.
(b) The theologians of the Holy Church.
(c) His.
(d) The Pope's.

5. What does the Grand Duke want from Galileo when he and Virginia wait to be recognized?
(a) A pamphlet.
(b) A book.
(c) A model.
(d) A manuscript.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is Andrea in Scene I?

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

3. Where does Scene IV open?

4. Where does Scene VI open?

5. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?

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