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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Michelangelo feel about painting frescoes?
(a) he thinks they are difficult to do
(b) he feels he is learning a lot
(c) he does not like doing them
(d) he is thrilled to be doing them

2. After the death of Lorenzo de Medici, where does Michelangelo find himself?
(a) on the way to Portugal
(b) back sharing a bed with his brother
(c) working in the marble quarry
(d) back at the Tropolino house

3. Who is the young Contessina de Medici that Michelangelo sees in the sculpture garden?
(a) the youngest daughter of Lorenzo
(b) the eldest daughter of Lorenzo
(c) the wife of Lorenzo
(d) the mother of Lorenzo

4. After the festival for his son, where does Piero de Medici invite Michelangelo?
(a) on a trip to visit King Charles VIII of France
(b) back to restore the Sculpture Garden
(c) on a trip to Bologna
(d) back into the de Medici home

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing Michelangelo is thrilled that he can do?

2. What does Bertoldo, the sculptor master, give Michelangelo?

3. What does Michelangelo believe that Ghirlandaio disagrees with?

4. Who wants to bring down the papacy and return Italy to the simple, stark, religious ways of his own beliefs?

5. who brings Michelangelo to Ghirlandaio?

(see the answer key)

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