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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piero de Medici want Michelangelo to carve for the birthday of his son, Giuliano?
(a) a cupid
(b) a set of small soldiers
(c) a snowman
(d) a bed

2. Because he likes Michelangelo's cupid so well, what does Jacopo Galli commission him to sculpt?
(a) a sculpture of Venus
(b) a sculpture of Dyonisus
(c) a sculpture of Adonis
(d) a sculpture of a Bacchus

3. In addition to Michelangelo's other problems, what happens to the Cardinal of San Dionigi?
(a) he is sent to be the Cardinal of Germany
(b) he loses his mind and cannot remember Michelangelo
(c) he is excommunicated
(d) he dies before the pieta is finished

4. Who helps Michelangelo find a place of his own?
(a) Leo Baglioni
(b) Giuliano da Sangallo
(c) Jacopo Galli
(d) Andrea Bregno

5. What is Michelangelo expected to learn about?
(a) dress, manners, life, and art
(b) charging for his work
(c) marble quarrying
(d) keeping a journal

Short Answer Questions

1. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?

2. What is the important commission from the Cardinal of San Dionigi that Michelangelo wants to bid on?

3. What is the reaction of the Pope when Michelangelo leaves Rome?

4. What does Michelangelo need in order to paint his planned story on the ceiling of the chapel?

5. Eventually, what does Lodovico hope for that will help his family?

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