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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Besides working on his commission, what does Michelangelo enjoy in Galli's home?
(a) a good bed to sleep in
(b) freedom to find other commissions
(c) conversations with a learned man
(d) the finest food in Rome

2. What does Michelangelo get Ghirlandaio to do for him?
(a) pay him a stipend to study there
(b) allow him to paint his own designs
(c) buy all of his art supplies
(d) give him a good recommendation

3. What does Michelangelo recognize he must do to keep his father from taking him away?
(a) stay out of his father's sight
(b) start working in marble
(c) earn some money
(d) bring home good reports

4. What is Michelangelo's position in the home of Cardinal Riario?
(a) the philosophy instructor
(b) the apprentice architect
(c) the Cardinals confidant
(d) one of the Cardinal's skilled workmen

5. 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) designing the Sistine Chapel
(d) painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is to go to the Medici school along with Michelangelo?

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

3. What does Michelangelo's brother, Lionardo, believe his brother has become?

4. What does Michelangelo need before he can start carving the marble?

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

(see the answer key)

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