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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the new Pope want to do in the church?
(a) to right the wrongs of Pope Leo X
(b) execute all artists
(c) build a new cathedral
(d) tear down the tomb of Pope Julius II

2. What is the misconception his family has of Michelangelo?
(a) he is in trouble with the law
(b) he has contracts he hasn't told them about
(c) he is made of money
(d) he is a total failure

3. What is something Michelangelo learns from members of the academy?
(a) literature and the value of writing poetry
(b) elocution and ethics
(c) accounting and the importance of politics
(d) music and dancing

4. What does Michelangelo discover his father believes about Lorenzo de Medici?
(a) he is a tyrant
(b) he is bankrupt
(c) he is a fool
(d) he is a saint

5. What does Michelangelo's brother, Lionardo, believe his brother has become?
(a) overly educated in the arts
(b) absent minded and useless
(c) subservient and docile
(d) corrupted by power and money

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why does da Vinci align himself with the Borgias?

3. As Michelangelo progresses, what does he learn about life?

4. What does Leonardo da Vinci do that irritates Michelangelo?

5. What does Savonarola preach about the de Medici family?

(see the answer key)

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