Starry Messenger

Directions: For this Question Set you will need Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. Open to the beginning of the book. Start reading at “Italy was a quilt of city-states,” and stop at “His parents named him Galileo.”

1. What is the meaning of the phrase Italy was a quilt of city-states?

• Italy had more cities than states

• many great artists made quilts in Italy

• The government was like a blanket covering the states of Italy

• Italy had many different places that came together to make one country.

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Directions: For this Question Set you will need Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. Open to the beginning of the book. Start reading at “Italy was a quilt of city-states,” and stop at “His parents named him Galileo.”

Which statement best describes the city-states in Italy when Galileo was born?

• The city states were home to people of many different religions and cultures.

• The city states had the same laws and government and followed the same religion.

• The city states were all the same size and were all ruled by the same powerful government

• The city states had their own laws and government but were all influenced by the Catholic Church

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Directions: For this Question Set you will need Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. Open to the beginning of the book. Start reading at “Italy was a quilt of city-states,” and stop at “His parents named him Galileo.”

In this passage, what is the author’s point of view about Italy?

• The people of Italy had too much faith in the church

• Italy's city states had too many different laws

• Italy was at a high point in its support of art and learning

• Italy was behind different countries in development of culture

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Directions: For this Question Set you will need Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. Open to the middle of the book. Start reading at “His fame grew,” and end at “the highest ruler of the land—the Pope."

Read this sentence from the passage.

“By upholding the idea that the earth was not the center of the universe, he had gone against the Bible and everything the ancient philosophers had taught.”

What does the word upholding mean in this sentence?

• thinking about

• supporting

• joking

• challenging

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Directions: For this Question Set you will need Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. Open to the middle of the book. Start reading at “His fame grew,” and end at “the highest ruler of the land—the Pope.”

Why was Galileo summoned to appear before the pope?

• He went against the teachings of the church.

• The pope asked him to come for a celebration.

• The pope wanted to meet because he was famous

• He asked to show his scientific findings to the pope

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Directions: For this Question Set you will need Starry Messenger by Peter Sís. Open to the middle of the book. Start reading at “His fame grew,” and end at “the highest ruler of the land—the Pope.”

What worried the Catholic Church about Galileo?

• Galileo became very famous and popular

• Galileo agreed with the ideas of the ancient philosophers

• Galileo began to hold huge celebrations in honor of himself

• Galileo said the Earth was not the center of the universe

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