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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who humbled Emperor Henry IV?
(a) Countess Matilda of Tuscany.
(b) Julian of Norwich.
(c) Hildegard of Bingen.
(d) Catherine of Siena.

3. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?
(a) Paradise Regained.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Areopagitica.
(d) Samson Agonistes.

4. According to Chapter 6, who was the only Florentine diplomat?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Pope Clement VII.
(c) Lorenzo de' Medici.
(d) Cosimo I.

5. According to Chapter 4, what was the first major literary work written in Italian?
(a) Bella Divina.
(b) Faustus.
(c) The Divine Comedy.
(d) Daniel DeFoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the first opera?

2. Who painted the "Primavera" that is discussed in Chapter 6?

3. Who killed Giuliano, according to the tale related in Chapter 6?

4. According to the information provided in Chapter 5, what did the palaces used to sell to the people?

5. On what holiday do Florentine vendors sell crickets?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the origin of the phrase "as round as Giotto's O."

2. Summarize the exchange between Donatello and Brunelleschi regarding the crucifix.

3. Describe the event that occurred in 1304 to make the Florentines believe judgment was near.

4. Summarize the love story of Maria and Michael Dagomari.

5. Describe how Brunelleschi won the right to build the cupola of the Duomo.

6. How did Paolo di Dono earn his nickname?

7. Name some of the ways in which Florence unleashed original ideas on the world.

8. Explain the author's meaning in her assertion that Florentine painting "had a sweet tooth."

9. How did Donatello influence Padua?

10. Explain what the hymn "Crazy for Jesus" says about Florentine culture.

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