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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Michelangelo progresses, what does he learn about life?
(a) the value of personal ethics
(b) the effects of poverty
(c) the kindness of strangers
(d) the jealousy of others

2. For whom does Michelangelo offer to carve something?
(a) his father
(b) the Contessina
(c) Piero de Medici
(d) the church

3. What does Michelangelo get Ghirlandaio to do for him?
(a) pay him a stipend to study there
(b) give him a good recommendation
(c) allow him to paint his own designs
(d) buy all of his art supplies

4. How is Pietro Torrigiani described?
(a) a well-built, handsome young man
(b) a short, fat hanger on
(c) a deformed genius
(d) a plain and untalented boy

5. After the festival for his son, where does Piero de Medici invite Michelangelo?
(a) on a trip to Bologna
(b) on a trip to visit King Charles VIII of France
(c) back to restore the Sculpture Garden
(d) back into the de Medici home

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?

2. How does Michelangelo feel about painting frescoes?

3. What do the members of the elite academy discuss and learn about?

4. Who comes and sees the sculpture Michelangelo did?

5. After one year, what is Michelangelo allowed to paint?

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