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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Michelangelo worried about before going to the Medici school?
(a) where to get his supplies
(b) how to tell his father
(c) at what hour to arrive
(d) how to dress

2. Before the David statue can be placed, what happens?
(a) it falls over
(b) vandals attack it
(c) the marble cracks
(d) the Cardinal wants it

3. Who is to go to the Medici school along with Michelangelo?
(a) Granacci
(b) Bertoldo
(c) Torrigiani
(d) Donatello

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

5. What is the important commission from the Cardinal of San Dionigi that Michelangelo wants to bid on?
(a) a pieta
(b) a crucifixion
(c) the last supper
(d) a statue of David

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does Michelangelo feel about painting frescoes?

3. Besides working on his commission, what does Michelangelo enjoy in Galli's home?

4. What does Michelangelo get Ghirlandaio to do for him?

5. Who gets Michelangelo a short interview with Cardinal Riario?

(see the answer key)

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