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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What work of da Vinci's does Giuliano want to show Michelangelo?
(a) a new kind of carriage
(b) experiments in alchemy
(c) a lens to improve vision
(d) a machine that allows a man to fly

2. What does Giuliano da Sangallo do for Michelangelo?
(a) helps him when his stepmother dies
(b) shows him where to buy marble
(c) introduces him to a diplomat
(d) teaches him more about architecture

3. What does Lodovico think sculptors are?
(a) grand artists
(b) contributors to society
(c) potentially wealthy men
(d) little more than being stonecutters

4. What does Michelangelo recognize he must do to keep his father from taking him away?
(a) earn some money
(b) start working in marble
(c) bring home good reports
(d) stay out of his father's sight

5. How does Michelangelo set himself apart at the Guild Hall of Signor Ghirlandaio?
(a) with his anti-social behavior
(b) with the poorness of his clothes
(c) with his talents and beliefs
(d) with his long hours of study

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michelangelo do after accepting the Cardinal's commission?

2. What does Michelangelo believe that Ghirlandaio disagrees with?

3. When do Michelangelo and the Contessina finally talk about their mutual love?

4. How does Charles VIII of France want to claim the Kingdom of Naples?

5. What happens to all the marbles Michelangelo collects for the St. Lorenzo church?

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