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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What raw material does Michelangelo use to carve a crucifix?
(a) sandstone taken from the quarry
(b) a large lump of solidified plaster
(c) the hardest available Tuscan walnut
(d) a piece of discarded marble

2. What does Savonarola preach about the de Medici family?
(a) they are holy and should be revered
(b) they are rich and should give to the poor
(c) they are his strong supporters
(d) they are evil and should be destroyed

3. What is Michelangelo allowed to do for his painting of a neophyte for the Baptism of John panel?
(a) work with two other apprentices
(b) redesign the panel
(c) paint with close supervision
(d) bring in a nude model

4. What does Savonarola believe art is?
(a) blasphemous and ungodly
(b) neither good nor bad
(c) godly and uplifting
(d) a gift from God

5. What is Michelangelo's position in the home of Cardinal Riario?
(a) one of the Cardinal's skilled workmen
(b) the apprentice architect
(c) the philosophy instructor
(d) the Cardinals confidant

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Il Magnifico?

2. Who wants to bring down the papacy and return Italy to the simple, stark, religious ways of his own beliefs?

3. Who gets Michelangelo a short interview with Cardinal Riario?

4. What does Granacci tell Michelangelo that Ghirlandaio is willing to do?

5. Working all day and studying all night, what do people think Michelangelo is doing?

(see the answer key)

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