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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom does Jacopo Galli secure a commission for Michelangelo?
(a) a magistrate
(b) a cardinal
(c) a shipping magnate
(d) a prince

2. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?
(a) to carve the Pope's tomb
(b) to build a new St. Peter's
(c) to design the tomb Michelangelo will carve
(d) to add on to the Vatican

3. What new commission does the Pope give to Michelangelo?
(a) sculpting statues of saints for the Sistine Chapel
(b) sculpting wall decorations for the Sistine Chapel
(c) painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
(d) designing the Sistine Chapel

4. What does Michelangelo accept that puts him in competition with da Vinci?
(a) a sculpture of the Mona Lisa
(b) a design for a new cathedral
(c) an art exhibit in the palizzo
(d) painting a wall next to his

5. What does Michelangelo insist on from the Pope?
(a) that Swiss Guards surround the chapel at night
(b) that only he have the keys to the chapel
(c) that he sleep in the chapel
(d) that he be given extra money for paints

Short Answer Questions

1. What work of da Vinci's does Giuliano want to show Michelangelo?

2. What on Michelangelo's wall gains him several enemies?

3. Which former admirer of the artist, now seems to scorn Michelangelo?

4. What does Michelangelo tell his brother about his art?

5. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?

(see the answer key)

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