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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. For whom does Michelangelo offer to carve something?
(a) the Contessina
(b) the church
(c) his father
(d) Piero de Medici

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

3. How does Michelangelo learn anatomy at the charity hospital of Santo Spirito?
(a) by auditing classes
(b) by dissecting dead bodies
(c) by bathing patients
(d) by watching surgeries

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

5. What is the reaction of the Pope when Michelangelo leaves Rome?
(a) he doesn't notice
(b) he is relieved
(c) he sends money
(d) he is angry

Short Answer Questions

1. What raw material does Michelangelo use to carve a crucifix?

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

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

4. Which former admirer of the artist, now seems to scorn Michelangelo?

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

(see the answer key)

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