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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michelangelo's father accuse him of in letters from Florence?
(a) forgetting his family name
(b) causing problems for his brothers
(c) siding with the de Medicis.
(d) spending a fortune on himself

2. Why does Michelangelo have trouble with the Bolognese people?
(a) because he has no money
(b) because he spurns Clarissa
(c) because he is from Florence
(d) because he works for the Pope

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

4. What happens to prevent Michelangelo from finishing the tomb of Pope Julius this time?
(a) the fact that he has no money for the supplies he needs
(b) a war with the King of France breaks out
(c) the election of Alessandro Farnese to the papacy as Pope Paul III
(d) the tomb is vandalized by religious fanatics

5. Which former admirer of the artist, now seems to scorn Michelangelo?
(a) Ghirlandaio
(b) Granacci
(c) da Vinci
(d) Rafael

6. With whom does the Marchesa appear to be affiliated?
(a) a group of wealthy patrons of the arts
(b) the de Medici family
(c) a group that believes the Church needs reforms
(d) the Royal Family of Spain

7. Before the David statue can be placed, what happens?
(a) vandals attack it
(b) the Cardinal wants it
(c) it falls over
(d) the marble cracks

8. After Lodovico dies in 1534, what does Michelangelo do?
(a) travels to Milan to find new commissions
(b) appeal to Pope Clement for more commissions
(c) sells everything he has in Florence and goes to Spain
(d) sees the work finished on San Lorenzo and returns to Rome

9. What saves Michelangelo from losing everything to the Duke of Urbino?
(a) the Duke dies of a stroke
(b) The next Pope is Giulio de Medici, who becomes Pope Clement VII
(c) Pope Adrian has a change of heart
(d) Jacopo Galli testifies in favor of Michelangelo

10. What is Michelangelo's idea of a statue that can be carved from the defective block of marble?
(a) Hercules
(b) St. Paul
(c) David
(d) a pieta

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

12. Who is gaining in popularity and importance in Rome to Michelangelo's advantage?
(a) Cardinal Giovanni de Medici
(b) Pietro Torrigiani
(c) Cardinal Riario
(d) Domenico Ghirlandaio

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

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

15. Why does Lodovico not understand Michelangelo's financial situation?
(a) he is very poor at numbers
(b) others work for the Vatican and become rich
(c) he forgets how much Michelangelo has given the family
(d) he thinks Michelangelo lies to him

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Duke really want to punish Michelangelo for?

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

3. Why can Michelangelo not talk to Pope Julius II?

4. When the project for Leo X is canceled, how does Michelangelo feel?

5. Who succeeds Pope Julius II as Pope Leo X?

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