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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Scenes XIII - XIV.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of oath does Galileo believe that scientists should have to create and take?
(a) Feanor.
(b) Pauper.
(c) Hittite.
(d) Hippocratic.

3. According to the Curator, what republic refuses the Inquisition any say in scientific affairs?
(a) Venice.
(b) Prague.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

4. At the end of Scene IX, what awaits Galileo?
(a) The coach of the Holy Inquisition.
(b) Medici.
(c) The Florentine Court.
(d) His Highness, the Grand Duke.

5. What, according to Andrea, do the people of Paris and Prague believe sunspots were?
(a) Mountains.
(b) Swarms of stars.
(c) Vapors from the sun.
(d) Surface winds.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what day, did the opening of Scene XII, say that Galileo would be a prisoner of the Church?

2. While waiting to hear news of the inquisition, what are the "Little Monk" and Federzoni doing?

3. According to Bellarmin, whose responsibility is it to interpret the Bible?

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

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

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