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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?
(a) to build a new St. Peter's
(b) to design the tomb Michelangelo will carve
(c) to carve the Pope's tomb
(d) to add on to the Vatican

2. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?
(a) two years left as an apprentice for Ghirlandaio
(b) the attitude of his father
(c) money to buy sculpting tools
(d) Ghirlandaio's attitude toward sculpture

3. Who is being considered to carve the large block of marble that seems to have a defect?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(c) Donato Donatello
(d) Sandro Bottecelli

4. What does Michelangelo learn his old nemesis, Torrigiani, is doing in Rome?
(a) looking for him
(b) working for the Pope
(c) selling miniature sculptures
(d) befriending the Borgias

5. While working on Julius' tomb, what comes Michelangelo's way?
(a) proposals for a variety of projects
(b) money that has long been owed him
(c) an audience with the Pope
(d) a new house and shop

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Lodovico unable to do when Michelangelo is given the privilege of living in the de Medici household?

2. What is Michelangelo's idea of a statue that can be carved from the defective block of marble?

3. Who does Michelangelo use for models to perfect his knowledge of anatomy?

4. How does Michelangelo learn anatomy at the charity hospital of Santo Spirito?

5. What does Michelangelo's brother, Lionardo, believe his brother has become?

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