The Agony and the Ecstasy Quiz Questions | Quiz: Book One to Book Nine

Quiz: Book One to Book Nine

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

Directions: Circle the correct answer.

1. What is the important commission from the Cardinal of San Dionigi that Michelangelo wants to bid on?
a) a pieta
b) a statue of David
c) a crucifixion
d) the last supper

2. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?
a) to buy a workshop
b) to pay the Cardinal
c) to send for his family
d) to pay his father's debt

3. What does Michelangelo need in order to paint his planned story on the ceiling of the chapel?
a) the Pope's permission
b) a system of ropes and pullies
c) someone to mix his paints
d) a large supply of paint

4. What does Michelangelo believe that Ghirlandaio disagrees with?
a) that sculpture...
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