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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the young Contessina de Medici that Michelangelo sees in the sculpture garden?
(a) the mother of Lorenzo
(b) the wife of Lorenzo
(c) the eldest daughter of Lorenzo
(d) the youngest daughter of Lorenzo

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

3. After one year, what is Michelangelo allowed to paint?
(a) practice canvases
(b) small portraits
(c) still lifes
(d) frescoes

4. What does Lodovico think sculptors are?
(a) grand artists
(b) potentially wealthy men
(c) contributors to society
(d) little more than being stonecutters

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

Short Answer Questions

1. who brings Michelangelo to Ghirlandaio?

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

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

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

5. At the palace de Medici, with whom does Michelangelo share quarters?

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