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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michelangelo need in order to paint his planned story on the ceiling of the chapel?
(a) a system of ropes and pullies
(b) someone to mix his paints
(c) the Pope's permission
(d) a large supply of paint

2. Who wants to bring down the papacy and return Italy to the simple, stark, religious ways of his own beliefs?
(a) Lorenzo de Medici
(b) Lodovico Buonarroti
(c) Leonardo da Vinci
(d) Savonarola

3. Because he likes Michelangelo's cupid so well, what does Jacopo Galli commission him to sculpt?
(a) a sculpture of a Bacchus
(b) a sculpture of Dyonisus
(c) a sculpture of Adonis
(d) a sculpture of Venus

4. How does Michelangelo learn anatomy at the charity hospital of Santo Spirito?
(a) by dissecting dead bodies
(b) by bathing patients
(c) by auditing classes
(d) by watching surgeries

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

Short Answer Questions

1. who brings Michelangelo to Ghirlandaio?

2. What distresses Michelangelo about many of his commissions?

3. What does the Wool Guild own that is of interest to Michelangelo?

4. What does Michelangelo do after accepting the Cardinal's commission?

5. What new commission does the Pope give to Michelangelo?

(see the answer key)

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