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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 believe art is?
(a) godly and uplifting
(b) neither good nor bad
(c) a gift from God
(d) blasphemous and ungodly

2. What is Michelangelo allowed to do for his painting of a neophyte for the Baptism of John panel?
(a) paint with close supervision
(b) redesign the panel
(c) work with two other apprentices
(d) bring in a nude model

3. Who does Michelangelo use for models to perfect his knowledge of anatomy?
(a) his brothers who come down from Florence
(b) boys he finds playing on the streets
(c) off duty guards at the Cardinal's palace
(d) men in the Roman baths

4. What is one thing Michelangelo is thrilled that he can do?
(a) eat in the dinning room
(b) sleep until noon
(c) travel in the de Medici coach
(d) see and talk to Contessina

5. How do Michelangelo and Granacci reckon Lodovico will not be harsh when he learns his son is going to de Medici?
(a) if he hears the name de Medici
(b) if Michelangelo promises to give him his money
(c) if Granacci is present
(d) if his step mother is in the room

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Ghirlandaio want Michelangelo to do?

2. Instead of a commission, what does Cardinal Riario give Michelangelo?

3. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?

4. Where does Lodovico want Michelangelo accepted?

5. Who can Michelangelo not rely on to pay his apprentice fees?

(see the answer key)

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