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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why can Michelangelo not talk to Pope Julius II?
(a) he cannot gain an audience
(b) the Pope is in Bologna
(c) the Swiss guard will not let him pass
(d) there is a waiting list for months

2. How does Charles VIII of France want to claim the Kingdom of Naples?
(a) through inheritance
(b) through warfare
(c) through eminent domaine
(d) through treaty

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

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

5. Who gets Michelangelo a short interview with Cardinal Riario?
(a) Jacopo Galli
(b) Leo Baglioni
(c) Andrea Bregno
(d) Giuliano da Sangallo

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of Lorenzo de Medici, where does Michelangelo find himself?

2. What is Michelangelo's position in the home of Cardinal Riario?

3. For whom does Michelangelo offer to carve something?

4. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?

5. Who is Cardinal Riario di San Giorgio looking for?

(see the answer key)

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