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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 Michelangelo have after his meeting with the Cardinal?
(a) a new workshop to work in
(b) a commission to carvea pieta
(c) a letter of introduction to the Pope
(d) a seven-foot block of marble and no money

2. What does Sangallo, Michelangelo's old friend, discover about Michelangelo's problem with the painting?
(a) he needs to speed up the work before the paint dries
(b) his Florence paint mixture does not work in Rome
(c) he needs to be closer to the surface
(d) he needs to slow down the work to let the paint dry

3. What does Julius II give Michelangelo?
(a) an order to redesign his tomb
(b) a work area he must pay rent on
(c) a small stipend which he sends to his father
(d) a house he must pay rent on but no money

4. How do Michelangelo and Granacci reckon Lodovico will not be harsh when he learns his son is going to de Medici?
(a) if his step mother is in the room
(b) if Granacci is present
(c) if Michelangelo promises to give him his money
(d) if he hears the name de Medici

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why can Michelangelo not talk to Pope Julius II?

2. Displeased with Piero de Medici, what are the people of Florence more inclined to listen to?

3. Who is perfectly content to keep house and cook for Michelangelo?

4. After the festival for his son, where does Piero de Medici invite Michelangelo?

5. Who causes Michelangelo problems over his plans for Julius II's tomb?

(see the answer key)

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