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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before the mid-1700s, on what day did the Florentine calendar start?
(a) December 25.
(b) January 1.
(c) March 25.
(d) April 1.

2. Who is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Catiline.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Mussolini.

3. When did the battle of Pistoria take place?
(a) 722 B.C.
(b) 1 B.C.
(c) 62 B.C.
(d) A.D. 66.

4. Who wrote the poem "Hermaphroditus"?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Daniel DeFoe.
(c) Dante.
(d) Beccadelli.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who broke the Florentine custom of honoring the public far above the individual?

2. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?

3. According to the medieval conception of Florence, which city is Florence's mother?

4. How did Florentine art express the concept of infamy?

5. Who is the patron saint of Florence?

(see the answer key)

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