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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who can Michelangelo not rely on to pay his apprentice fees?
(a) his friends, the Tropolinos
(b) his father, Lodovico
(c) his patron, Lorenzo
(d) his friend, Francesco

2. Who is the female friend Michelangelo visits in Bologna?
(a) Clarissa
(b) the Contessina
(c) Gina
(d) Sofia

3. What does Michelangelo need before he can start carving the marble?
(a) a new set of carving tools
(b) specific permission from the Cardinal
(c) an assistant to help him work
(d) getting the marble moved to Rome

4. What does Pope Leo offer for Michelangelo to work on?
(a) the portico of his summer palace
(b) a baptismal font for San Lorenzo
(c) the walls of a sacristy of the San Lorenzo
(d) decorations for the Papal apartments

5. Who operates the sculpture garden?
(a) da Vinci
(b) Bottecelli
(c) Bernini
(d) Bertoldo

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Bertoldo, the sculptor master, give Michelangelo?

2. What is the reaction of the city when they first see the David in progress?

3. What is Michelangelo's position in the home of Cardinal Riario?

4. Why is Michelangelo unable to show exactly how much he received from Pope Julius?

5. For his first year as an apprentice, how is Michelangelo treated?

(see the answer key)

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