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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. What is offered to Michelangelo with a commission for him to sculpt the Twelve Apostles for the cathedral?

2. Why does Michelangelo have trouble with the Bolognese people?

3. What does the Wool Guild own that is of interest to Michelangelo?

4. Before the David statue can be placed, what happens?

5. Why are Michelangelo and some of his friends under suspicion in Rome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What family problem does Michelangelo attempt to solve with his brothers?

2. How does Michelangelo react to the cancellation of the San Lorenzo project?

3. How do Michelangelo and da Vinci end up working on the same project?

4. How is Michelangelo caught up in the politics between Florence and Pope Clement?

5. What does Michelangelo hope for after Pope Julius II dies?

6. How does Michelangelo react when he is refused admittance to see Pope Julius II?

7. Even in Florence what does Michelangelo learn about the influence of the Pope?

8. Briefly explain the problem Michelangelo has with the Carraini over Leo's insistence on using Pietrasanta marble.

9. Why does Michelangelo not close up his brothers' unprofitable shop?

10. What demand does Pope Julius make on Michelangelo that he does not want to do?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on Michelangelo's statement to Clarissa that ugliness is evil. Discuss how this sums up Michelangelo's feelings about beauty. Include how the statement illustrates the religious ideas of the artist apart from any Church affiliation.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about religious extremism. Use the example of the Inquisition to show how people sometimes try to enforce their own religious ideology on others.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on political intrigue using the succession of popes during Michelangelo's lifetime as examples. Discuss how circumstances kept changing that often threatened Michelangelo's work.

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