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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 Ghirlandaio want Michelangelo to do?
(a) stop playing and go to work
(b) develop his own style in his own way
(c) see how little talent he has
(d) learn how to copy him

2. What is the reaction of the Pope when Michelangelo leaves Rome?
(a) he is relieved
(b) he is angry
(c) he doesn't notice
(d) he sends money

3. Who is being considered to carve the large block of marble that seems to have a defect?
(a) Donato Donatello
(b) Sandro Bottecelli
(c) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(d) Leonardo da Vinci

4. What scene does Michelangelo want to paint in the Sistine Chapel?
(a) Moses and the Ten Commandments
(b) Noah and the flood
(c) the Genesis story
(d) the birth of Jesus

5. Who helps Michelangelo find a place of his own?
(a) Giuliano da Sangallo
(b) Jacopo Galli
(c) Andrea Bregno
(d) Leo Baglioni

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of Lorenzo de Medici, where does Michelangelo find himself?

2. What happens that signals the approaching end of Michelangelo's life?

3. Who asks for two of Ghirlandaio's students to study at his new Medici school?

4. How do Michelangelo and Granacci reckon Lodovico will not be harsh when he learns his son is going to de Medici?

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

(see the answer key)

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