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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) April 1.
(d) March 25.

2. Who is described as the "ideally self-interested despot"?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Don Quixote.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Machiavelli's Prince.

3. To what city is Florence compared in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) Tokyo.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

4. Which Florentine church is too far outside Florence for most tourists to visit?
(a) Santa Maria Novella.
(b) The Duomo.
(c) San Miniato.
(d) Santa Trinita.

5. What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?
(a) The Danube.
(b) The Riviera.
(c) The Tigris.
(d) The Arno.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the battle of Pistoria take place?

2. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?

4. What is in the middle of the main piazza of Florence?

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

(see the answer key)

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