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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Instead of a commission, what does Cardinal Riario give Michelangelo?
(a) the marble
(b) expenses back to florence
(c) a little money
(d) a scholarship

2. How does Michelangelo feel about painting frescoes?
(a) he feels he is learning a lot
(b) he thinks they are difficult to do
(c) he does not like doing them
(d) he is thrilled to be doing them

3. Who is Il Magnifico?
(a) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(b) the Doge of Milan
(c) Pope Julius II
(d) Lorenzo de Medici

4. What does Granacci tell Michelangelo that Ghirlandaio is willing to do?
(a) find him another patron
(b) accept him back as an apprentice
(c) sponsor him as a sculptor
(d) bring him back as a teacher of sculpture

5. Displeased with Piero de Medici, what are the people of Florence more inclined to listen to?
(a) Savonarola's sermons about the excesses of evil
(b) Savonarola's sermons praising Piero de Medici
(c) proposals for annexing Florence to France
(d) speakers promoting a democratic government

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wants to bring down the papacy and return Italy to the simple, stark, religious ways of his own beliefs?

2. As a second problem, what must Michelangelo have if he wants to study under Bertoldo?

3. In addition to Michelangelo's other problems, what happens to the Cardinal of San Dionigi?

4. Eventually, what does Lodovico hope for that will help his family?

5. What is Michelangelo's response when his father tells him he cannot afford to have pride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the result of Michelangelo's carving something for Piero de Medici?

2. Describe Michelangelo's living conditions when he first comes to Rome.

3. Describe how Michelangelo's ideas depart from the ideas of his teacher.

4. Describe briefly the way friendship develops between Michelangelo and the contessina.

5. What happens when Michelangelo finally gets to speak with Cardinal Riario about starting on the large block of marble?

6. Describe the conditions Michelangelo finds when he moves into Lorenzo's palazzo.

7. Describe Michelangelo's problem in trying to convince his father to allow him to study in the Sculpture Garden.

8. How does Michelangelo escape his father's house?

9. How does Torrigiani expose his envy of Michelangelo?

10. What does Lorenzo de Medici reveal to Michelangelo about his training?

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