Galileo's Gift Chapters 2-5

What is the whote mountain that Dom saw through the telescope?

• Venus

• Earth

• Moon

• Sun

How did finding planet Venus prove that the sun is the center of the universe?

• Venus and the other planets can be seen through the telescope.

• Galileo saw that Venus is hotter than the Earth.

• Venus used to be a moon but now revolves around the Sun.

• The sun reflected off the surface of Venus causing us to see its phases.

Why was Domenico puzzled when he saw Galileo smiling as he looked at the sky?

• because his knowledge of the sky caused him to go to prison.

• because the stars and the moon can't smile back at him.

• because he was happy even if the people in their town hate him.

• because his health is becoming worse each day.

EFFECT: Domenico entered Galileo's gate angry and crying.

• CAUSE:

  He had a fight with his father.

• CAUSE:

  He was arguing with his friends who don't believe Galileo's work.

• CAUSE:

  He wanted to tell Galileo to admit his mistake to the church.

• CAUSE:

  His friend Lorenzo threw a pig's bladder at him.

Which of these things did Domenico observed under a microscope?

• snake skin

• olive leaf

• honeybee wing

• dog's fur

Galileo gave a compound microscope to

• Bastian's father

• Signore Pisani

• Pope Urban VIII

• Domenico

Which of Domenico's friends became interested in Galileo's work and wanted to read it?

• Bastian

• Paolo

• Lorenzo

• Vicenzo

Domenico has never seen Galileo look so terribly ashen. What does ashen mean?

• looks paled

• reddish skin

• looks dark

• looks wrinkly

In the sentence, "But if the science is proven true, then the church interpretation needs

reevaluating." Which word from the sentence is a context clue for the word REEVALUATING?

• science

• proven

• interpretation

• but

How does Galileo feel towards his friend Pope Urban VIII who sent him to prison?

• guilty and sorry

• angry and discouraged

• hurt but understanding

• lonely but positive