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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Eventually, what does Lodovico hope for that will help his family?
(a) Michelangelo will change his mind
(b) a new position in Milan
(c) connections to de Medici
(d) his son's becoming famous

3. What does Michelangelo get Ghirlandaio to do for him?
(a) give him a good recommendation
(b) allow him to paint his own designs
(c) buy all of his art supplies
(d) pay him a stipend to study there

4. Who is Il Magnifico?
(a) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(b) Pope Julius II
(c) the Doge of Milan
(d) Lorenzo de Medici

5. What does Michelangelo believe that Ghirlandaio disagrees with?
(a) that humans should never be painted nude
(b) that painting is a waste of time
(c) that sculpture is the greatest art form
(d) that art is a useless occupation

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the young Contessina de Medici that Michelangelo sees in the sculpture garden?

2. After one year, what is Michelangelo allowed to paint?

3. While working on the panels, what is Michelangelo dreaming about?

4. What does Michelangelo carve surreptitiously?

5. Who asks for two of Ghirlandaio's students to study at his new Medici school?

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