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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Piero de Medici want Michelangelo to carve for the birthday of his son, Giuliano?
(a) a set of small soldiers
(b) a snowman
(c) a cupid
(d) a bed

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

3. Why can Michelangelo not talk to Pope Julius II?
(a) the Pope is in Bologna
(b) there is a waiting list for months
(c) the Swiss guard will not let him pass
(d) he cannot gain an audience

4. What does da Vinci tell Michelangelo that he has brought to its limits with nothing for others to perfect?
(a) sculpting tombs
(b) polishing marble like the pieta
(c) larger than life sculptures
(d) painting the nude figure

5. Who causes Michelangelo problems over his plans for Julius II's tomb?
(a) Bramante
(b) his brother Lionardo
(c) Donatello
(d) da Vinci

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does the city of Florence bribe Caesar Borgia?

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

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

4. The Pope wants the road but what other problem does Michelangelo have?

5. What does the Duke of Urbino, administrator of Julius' will and his heir want from Michelangelo?

(see the answer key)

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