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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Pope Paul III likes Michelangelo's nudes in the Sistine Chapel but how do others view them?
(a) old fashioned and plain
(b) scandalous and revolting
(c) too good to be hidden in a church
(d) too ethereal to understand

2. Instead of a commission, what does Cardinal Riario give Michelangelo?
(a) the marble
(b) a little money
(c) expenses back to florence
(d) a scholarship

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

4. What does Michelangelo insist on from the Pope?
(a) that he sleep in the chapel
(b) that only he have the keys to the chapel
(c) that Swiss Guards surround the chapel at night
(d) that he be given extra money for paints

5. What is Michelangelo's position in the home of Cardinal Riario?
(a) the philosophy instructor
(b) one of the Cardinal's skilled workmen
(c) the apprentice architect
(d) the Cardinals confidant

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Lodovico initially refuse to give his son?

2. From whom does Jacopo Galli secure a commission for Michelangelo?

3. What does Sangallo, Michelangelo's old friend, discover about Michelangelo's problem with the painting?

4. What happens two days after Michelangelo's return to Rome?

5. What causes the death of Pope Leo X?

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