Galileo Quizzes

Galileo Quiz 1

1 When did the play premiere?
1941

1938

1950

1943
2 Who wrote the play?
Kurt Weill

Anton Chekhov

Bertolt Brecht

Henrik Ibsen
3 What is the play based on?
Another play

A short story

The life of a real man

An epic poem
4 Who wrote the incidental music for the original production?
Lotte Lenya

Bertolt Brecht

Kurt Weill

Hanns Eisler
5 With which style of theater is Brecht associated?
Kitchen sink

Psychological realism

Theater of the absurd

Epic theater
6 With which American actor did Brecht collaborate to create the American version of the play?
Orson Welles

Charles Laughton

Ramon Novarro

John Barrymore
7 In what year did the play premiere in the United States?
1950

1943

1952

1947
8 Where did Galileo live?
Greece

France

Italy

Germany
9 Why did Brecht flee Germany?
He was wanted for murder

The Nazis

He was being put on trial for his scientific experiments

To get away from his ex-wife
10 What was Galileo's intellectual discipline?
Philosophy

Science (physics and astronomy)

Visual art

Poetry
11 What year is it when the play begins?
1604

1609

1617

1612
12 Where does Galileo live in the beginning of the play?
Venice

Bologna

Padua

Florence
13 What is Galileo seeking to prove?
That there are only 3 planets

That the moon is not another planet

The Big Bang

Copernicus' new cosmogony
14 Who is Galileo supposed to pay at the start of the play?
A tax collector

Mrs. Sarti

His daughter's tutor

The milkman
15 How old is Andrea at the start of the play?
10

13

12

7
16 What does Galileo use to show Andrea his theory?
Two balls

An apple and a piece of wood

A cat and a spinning top

A bale of hay
17 Who visits them in the first scene?
The Grand Duke

Ludovico Marsili

Cardinal Barberini

Virginia's tutor
18 What is Ludovico's chief interest?
Dancing

Reading

Horses

Science
19 How much does Galileo charge Ludovico for lessons?
15 scudi

20 scudi

25 scudi

10 scudi
20 Who tells Galileo about telescopes?
He invents them himself

Mrs Sarti

Ludovico

Andrea
21 What salary has Galileo applied for from the procurator?
2000 scudi

500 scudi

750 scudi

1000 scudi
22 How old is Galileo at the start of the play?
28

38

46

52
23 What is Andrea's ambition?
To become a monk

To become a physicist

To become a painter

To become a banker
24 How old is Virginia at the start of the play?
12

18

15

22
25 What does Galileo introduce to the marketplace to make some money?
The abacus

The globe

The telescope

The protractor

GALILEO GALILEI, TEACHER OF MATHEMATICS AT PADUA, DETERMINES TO PROVE THE NEW COPERNICAN SYSTEM

The Republic of Venice could reap the rewards of researchers like Galileo. Because of the Inquisition Galileo has to abandon his research for eight years.

Asked by Michel S #1287513

Answered by Aslan on 2/3/2023 3:13 AM

View All Answers

Is "Life of Galileo" a tragedy? Discuss

Certain aspects of Galileo's life might be considered tragic when we consider his personal life. The effects his actions had on his friends and family, but even more importantly the diffficult decisions he had to make. As a scientist, his life was...

Asked by syed a #1286336

Answered by jill d #170087 on 1/27/2023 3:18 PM

View All Answers

Which best describes how Anne's out burst contributes to the scene?

Are you giving me choices here?

Asked by jazmin t #1280218

Answered by Aslan on 12/20/2022 11:14 PM

View All Answers

Galileo

by Bertolt Brecht

Galileo Quiz 1

Galileo Questions and Answers

Study Guide for Galileo

Essays for Galileo

Wikipedia Entries for Galileo