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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Michelangelo insist painting draped figures allows the artist to do?
(a) work faster to finsh a painting
(b) put emphasis on color over form
(c) have less trouble with textures
(d) ignore the shape and features of the body

3. What does Michelangelo learn his old nemesis, Torrigiani, is doing in Rome?
(a) befriending the Borgias
(b) looking for him
(c) working for the Pope
(d) selling miniature sculptures

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

5. Where is the Contessina sent as she nears marriageable age?
(a) to school in Milan
(b) to live with the Ridolfi
(c) to live in Rome
(d) to a convent

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Michelangelo spend a lot of his free time near the sculpture garden?

2. Who does Michelangelo use for models to perfect his knowledge of anatomy?

3. What does Michelangelo believe that Ghirlandaio disagrees with?

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

5. What elite group is Michelangelo invited to join?

(see the answer key)

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