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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. For whom does Michelangelo offer to carve something?

2. Who gets Michelangelo a short interview with Cardinal Riario?

3. Working all day and studying all night, what do people think Michelangelo is doing?

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

5. What raw material does Michelangelo use to carve a crucifix?

Short Essay Questions

1. When the Contessina sees Michelangelo after he leaves her house, what transpires?

2. Describe Michelangelo's frustration in the Sculpture Garden.

3. Describe Michelangelo's meeting Clarissa.

4. How does Michelangelo react to the Cardinal's failure to give him instructions and permission to start carving?

5. What happens when Michelangelo finally gets to speak with Cardinal Riario about starting on the large block of marble?

6. Describe how Michelangelo gets his start in art education.

7. Describe the conditions Michelangelo finds when he moves into Lorenzo's palazzo.

8. What is the first problem facing Michelangelo before he can study under Bertoldo?

9. Explain the effect of Michelangelo's broken nose at the hand of Torrigiani.

10. How does Michelangelo's first year of training go?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on working out problems for oneself. Using Michelangelo's visit to the Topolinos while trying to decide what to do after the death of Lorenzo, discuss how work and solitude are useful in the decision making process.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about the will to succeed. Using Michelangelo as an example, discuss how people who achieve great things in their lives are focused and driven to succeed. Include some modern day examples as well.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about Michelangelo's idea that the human form should be painted as God made it. How do you feel about his Sistine Chapel paintings or his statue of David?

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