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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When do Michelangelo and the Contessina finally talk about their mutual love?
(a) when she becomes the official hostess of the Pope
(b) after her husband dies
(c) on her deathbed
(d) one night in the Sistine Chapel

2. What does Torrigiani do to Michelangelo that causes him to flee the palace?
(a) breaks Michelangelo's arm
(b) breaks Michelangelo's tools
(c) breaks Michelangelo's nose
(d) breaks Michelangelo's sculpture

3. What happens when Pope Leo insists on Pietrasanta marble, not Carraini marble?
(a) the Carraini people raise the price of Pietrasanta marble
(b) the Carraini people attack Michelangelo
(c) the Carraini people run away
(d) the Carraini people destroy the road

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

5. What is the reaction of the city when they first see the David in progress?
(a) indifferent, holding back payment
(b) enthralled by what they see
(c) angry over the misuse of the marble
(d) disgusted because it is nude

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where does Michelangelo go to study?

3. Who is the young Contessina de Medici that Michelangelo sees in the sculpture garden?

4. What does Pope Julius II want Michelangelo to carve for him?

5. What does Michelangelo have after his meeting with the Cardinal?

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