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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the reaction of the city when they first see the David in progress?
(a) enthralled by what they see
(b) disgusted because it is nude
(c) angry over the misuse of the marble
(d) indifferent, holding back payment

2. Who replaces Pope Leo X?
(a) Pope Alexander
(b) Pope Clement
(c) Pope Adrian
(d) Pope Pius II

3. At the palace de Medici, with whom does Michelangelo share quarters?
(a) Francesco Granacci
(b) Donato Donatello
(c) Pietro Torrigiani
(d) Bertoldo, the sculpture master

4. Who wants to bring down the papacy and return Italy to the simple, stark, religious ways of his own beliefs?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Savonarola
(c) Lorenzo de Medici
(d) Lodovico Buonarroti

5. As payment to the French, what will Michelangelo carve?
(a) a monument to set up in Paris
(b) a tomb for the King
(c) something for the Marechal de' Gie
(d) something for Charles VIII

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Wool Guild own that is of interest to Michelangelo?

2. From whom does Jacopo Galli secure a commission for Michelangelo?

3. What elite group is Michelangelo invited to join?

4. Where is the Contessina sent as she nears marriageable age?

5. What does Michelangelo tell his brother about his art?

(see the answer key)

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