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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michelangelo tell his brother about his art?
(a) that it is holy
(b) that it is his life
(c) that it is progressing
(d) that it is all he knows

2. What does Bertoldo, the sculptor master, give Michelangelo?
(a) a special workplace
(b) much praise and encouragement
(c) much criticism of what he does
(d) new sculpting tools

3. 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 art is a useless occupation
(d) that sculpture is the greatest art form

4. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?
(a) work in three dimensions
(b) speak French
(c) form ideas of his own
(d) replicate Bertoldo's style

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the thirteen-year-old Michelangelo taken in March of 1488?

2. What does Michelangelo refuse to do for Piero de Medici?

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

4. What does Michelangelo recognize he must do to keep his father from taking him away?

5. What does Michelangelo insist painting draped figures allows the artist to do?

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