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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 4, which artist enjoyed witnessing hangings?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Brunelleschi.

2. What is Donatello's statue of John the Baptist as a boy called?
(a) San Giovannino.
(b) Little John.
(c) The Voice in the Wilderness.
(d) San Giovanni ante Baptiste.

3. What is the main road between Siena and Rome?
(a) The Via Romana.
(b) Highway 375.
(c) The Autobahn.
(d) The Via Florentina.

4. According to the author's opinion as stated in Chapter 1, Italians are not what?
(a) "Willing to sit in traffic."
(b) "Fastidiously religious."
(c) "Accustomed to fast food."
(d) "Civic-minded."

5. What was the function of medieval towers?
(a) Self-defense.
(b) Guest space.
(c) Aesthetics.
(d) Storage.

Short Answer Questions

1. As represented in the statue at the Bargello, what weapon does Saint George conspicuously not carry?

2. What does the author call "an incubus on its present population"?

3. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 1, who hid in the German Institute during World War II?

4. According to Chapter 1, who normally sells the postcards in a Florentine church?

5. Which Florentine does the author describe as a "zoophile"?

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