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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 need before he can start carving the marble?
(a) an assistant to help him work
(b) getting the marble moved to Rome
(c) a new set of carving tools
(d) specific permission from the Cardinal

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

3. As Michelangelo progresses, what does he learn about life?
(a) the effects of poverty
(b) the jealousy of others
(c) the kindness of strangers
(d) the value of personal ethics

4. What does Michelangelo tell his brother about his art?
(a) that it is his life
(b) that it is all he knows
(c) that it is progressing
(d) that it is holy

5. Who is gaining in popularity and importance in Rome to Michelangelo's advantage?
(a) Cardinal Riario
(b) Pietro Torrigiani
(c) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(d) Cardinal Giovanni de Medici

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What scene does Michelangelo want to paint in the Sistine Chapel?

3. What does Savonarola believe art is?

4. Just as Michelangelo starts working for Galli, what do the creditors in Florence demand?

5. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?

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