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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who operates the sculpture garden?
(a) Bernini
(b) da Vinci
(c) Bertoldo
(d) Bottecelli

2. Who wants to bring down the papacy and return Italy to the simple, stark, religious ways of his own beliefs?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Lodovico Buonarroti
(c) Savonarola
(d) Lorenzo de Medici

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

4. What do the members of the elite academy discuss and learn about?
(a) political, literary, music and philosophical ideas
(b) art, history, and geography
(c) history, religion, and horticulture
(d) science, exploration, and evolution

5. What does Savonarola preach about the de Medici family?
(a) they are rich and should give to the poor
(b) they are his strong supporters
(c) they are evil and should be destroyed
(d) they are holy and should be revered

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where is the Contessina sent as she nears marriageable age?

4. What is Ghirlandaio reluctant to do?

5. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?

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