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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Julius II give Michelangelo?
(a) an order to redesign his tomb
(b) a house he must pay rent on but no money
(c) a small stipend which he sends to his father
(d) a work area he must pay rent on

2. What is worked out that the Duke of Urbino will accept instead of the finished tomb?
(a) a statue of Moses and two other statues in Michelangelo's home
(b) an extension of time to finish the tomb
(c) an assignment as the Cardinal of Milan
(d) a written apology from Michelangelo

3. Who is the young man Michelangelo becomes infatuated with?
(a) Francesco Granacci
(b) Pietro Torrigiani
(c) Tommaso Cavalieri
(d) Andrea Bregno

4. How does Buonarroto's wife cause problems for Michelangelo?
(a) she demands fine gowns and jewels
(b) she tries to seduce Michelangelo
(c) she produces several children
(d) she becomes a spy for Pope Julius II

5. Why are Michelangelo and some of his friends under suspicion in Rome?
(a) because they prefer the nude statues of Michelangelo
(b) because they do not think the Church is infallible
(c) because they visit with King Charles V of France
(d) because the rarely attend mass

6. What happens two days after Michelangelo's return to Rome?
(a) Pope Clement dies
(b) Rome burns
(c) St. Peter's basilica collapses
(d) the Holy Roman Empire is defeated

7. Why is Michelangelo unable to show exactly how much he received from Pope Julius?
(a) his receipts were lost in a fire
(b) he never kept any receipts
(c) his recordkeeping is poor
(d) he is not allowed to travel to Florence to get his receipts

8. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?
(a) to design the tomb Michelangelo will carve
(b) to carve the Pope's tomb
(c) to build a new St. Peter's
(d) to add on to the Vatican

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

10. What distresses Michelangelo about many of his commissions?
(a) not paying him what they are worth
(b) having to finish too quickly
(c) not getting enough of them
(d) having to comply with other people's ideas

11. What does Pope Paul III want Michelangelo to do?
(a) to finish the tomb of Pope Julius II
(b) to carve another David
(c) to return to Florence and reopen the sculpture garden
(d) to complete the Sistine Chapel

12. What happens to all the marbles Michelangelo collects for the St. Lorenzo church?
(a) it is used for tiling the floor of the duomo
(b) it is left where it lay affter the accident
(c) it is thrown into the tiber rriver
(d) it is crushed and used for road paving

13. What does Leonardo da Vinci do that irritates Michelangelo?
(a) openly denigrates sculpture
(b) makes jokes about Michelangelo
(c) steals his commission
(d) challenge him to a carving duel

14. What does Michelangelo accept that puts him in competition with da Vinci?
(a) a design for a new cathedral
(b) an art exhibit in the palizzo
(c) painting a wall next to his
(d) a sculpture of the Mona Lisa

15. Who succeeds Pope Julius II as Pope Leo X?
(a) Cardinal Riario
(b) Jacopo Galli
(c) the Cardinal of San Dionigi
(d) Giovanni de Medici

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Wool Guild own that is of interest to Michelangelo?

2. Who is being considered to carve the large block of marble that seems to have a defect?

3. What causes the death of Pope Leo X?

4. What does Pope Leo offer for Michelangelo to work on?

5. After Lodovico dies in 1534, what does Michelangelo do?

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