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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Lodovico not understand Michelangelo's financial situation?
(a) he forgets how much Michelangelo has given the family
(b) he thinks Michelangelo lies to him
(c) others work for the Vatican and become rich
(d) he is very poor at numbers

2. What is Michelangelo's problem for getting the Pietrasanta marble to Rome?
(a) no road is available
(b) no one will help him
(c) the marble is too fragile
(d) no wagon is big enough

3. What would closing their shop in Florence cost Michelangelo's brothers?
(a) to lose their merchant standing within the community
(b) a full year's rent
(c) the break up of their families
(d) their places on the city council

4. Why is Michelangelo unable to show exactly how much he received from Pope Julius?
(a) his receipts were lost in a fire
(b) his recordkeeping is poor
(c) he never kept any receipts
(d) he is not allowed to travel to Florence to get his receipts

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michelangelo do after accepting the Cardinal's commission?

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

3. What does the Duke of Urbino, administrator of Julius' will and his heir want from Michelangelo?

4. What are the people of Florence not happy about?

5. Eventually, what does Lodovico hope for that will help his family?

(see the answer key)

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