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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which Dane determines the track of a comet?
(a) Tycho Brahe.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Cosimo Medici.
2. On what date did the inquisition put the Copernican teachings on the index?
(a) April 1, 1618.
(b) October 28, 1629.
(c) March 15, 1616.
(d) December 25, 1616.
3. Who does Andrea tell his mother had "worked out" that the Earth went around the sun?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Kippernicus.
(d) Plato.
4. At the ball, what mask does Cardinal Bellarmin wear? (Scene VI)
(a) That of a lamb.
(b) That of a clown.
(c) That of a wolf.
(d) That of an eagle.
5. Who is Virginia speaking with at the end of Scene VI?
(a) Andrea.
(b) The Inquisitor.
(c) Her father.
(d) Her fiance.
Short Answer Questions
1. While talking to Andrea about the ships that had found new continents, what does Galileo call the "dreaded ocean"?
2. In what city does Galileo teach mathematics in the opening of the play?
3. What does Galileo ask the men to trust when looking through the telescope at the stars?
4. Where does Galileo place the Ptolemaic system for Andrea to find?
5. Where does Scene VI open?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Galileo say fueled his desire to discover new philosophies?
2. Describe the Ptolemaic system model that Galileo shows to Andrea.
3. What does Virginia find out about her father's fame on the day of the party at Cardinal Bellarmin's?
4. What is happening at the opening of Scene I?
5. Why does Galileo believe that he and Virgina need to move to Florence?
6. What does the Clerk mean when he tells Galileo "We can only afford moves like this"?
7. Why is the Curator angry with Galileo after Galileo received his raise from the University with the Curator's help?
8. What is the relevance of the song at Cardinal Bellarmin's party?
9. Why does the Curator refuse to give Galileo the raise that he requests for his work as a mathematician at the University?
10. How does Galileo explain the illumination of the moon and earth to Sagredo?
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