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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Virginia at the end of Scene VIII?
(a) She faints.
(b) She ran after Ludovico.
(c) She fell down the stairs.
(d) She hit her father.

2. What does Galileo claim the he knows the difference between when Vanni tells him he is "unable to distinguish your friends from your enemies"?
(a) Wealth and poverty.
(b) Imagination and reality.
(c) Science and religion.
(d) Power and impotence.

3. According the opening of Scene XII, where is Galileo living?
(a) In a country house near Florence.
(b) In Virginia's home under lock and key.
(c) In a jail cell.
(d) In Venice.

4. Whose palace is the beginning of Scene IX set at?
(a) Medici's.
(b) Ludovico's.
(c) Andrea's.
(d) Bellarmin's.

5. According to Vanni, how many books on agriculture were published, within the last year, in London?
(a) 8 books.
(b) 14 books.
(c) 5 books.
(d) 2 books.

6. What does the Pope tell the Inquisitor that he will not have destroyed?
(a) Copernicus' writings.
(b) Galileo's writings.
(c) Aristotle's writings.
(d) Mathematical cables.

7. What does Galileo claim is ruining Virginia's complexion?
(a) Worrying about her father.
(b) Finding a new husband.
(c) Worrying about Ludovico.
(d) Going to early Mass.

8. What is Virginia sewing at the opening of Scene VIII?
(a) Linen napkins.
(b) A dress.
(c) A trousseau.
(d) A suit.

9. At the end of Scene X, what has the Pope finished doing?
(a) Reading Galileo's manuscript.
(b) Signing the inquisition.
(c) Getting dressed.
(d) Eating.

10. Who does the monk say that he has to have permission from before Galileo can see an eye doctor?
(a) The Rector.
(b) The Pope.
(c) Cardinal Bellarmin.
(d) Monsignor Carpula.

11. In Scene XI, how many days does the "Little Monk" say that Galileo had been sitting in prison?
(a) 30 days.
(b) 13 days.
(c) 47 days.
(d) 23 days.

12. Where does Galileo hide a copy of his Discorsi?
(a) The globe.
(b) Behind his star charts.
(c) In his bed.
(d) A false bottom in his desk.

13. What author has Galileo begun to read again? (Revealed by Galileo to the "Little Monk" during their conversation in Scene VII.)
(a) Socrates.
(b) Machiavelli.
(c) Horace.
(d) Plato.

14. What astrological sign does Ludovico align with?
(a) Scorpio.
(b) Aries.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Leo.

15. To where does the "High Official" tell Galileo that he has to go to face the Holy Inquisition?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Florence.
(d) Volpi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the "Little Monk" spent time with Galileo, while Galileo was in prison, to whom does Galileo compare his work?

2. Who does Galileo say are his "favorite readings"?

3. Why does Andrea say that Galileo could not have stayed in the Republic?

4. What type of language does the Inquisitor say that Galileo writes in?

5. What manuscripts does Galileo give to the "Little Monk"?

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