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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. As Michelangelo progresses, what does he learn about life?
(a) the kindness of strangers
(b) the value of personal ethics
(c) the jealousy of others
(d) the effects of poverty

2. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?
(a) to buy a workshop
(b) to pay the Cardinal
(c) to pay his father's debt
(d) to send for his family

3. After the death of Lorenzo de Medici, where does Michelangelo find himself?
(a) on the way to Portugal
(b) back at the Tropolino house
(c) working in the marble quarry
(d) back sharing a bed with his brother

4. What is Michelangelo worried about before going to the Medici school?
(a) at what hour to arrive
(b) how to dress
(c) how to tell his father
(d) where to get his supplies

5. After a hard winter, where does Michelangelo's friend Granacci take him?
(a) to a museum
(b) to Venice
(c) to a sculpture garden
(d) to an art festival

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Ghirlandaio reluctant to do?

2. At the palace de Medici, with whom does Michelangelo share quarters?

3. Where is the Contessina sent as she nears marriageable age?

4. What is Michelangelo allowed to do for his painting of a neophyte for the Baptism of John panel?

5. How does Charles VIII of France want to claim the Kingdom of Naples?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the surprise announcement after Michelangelo has been at Ghirlandaio's school for one year.

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

3. Explain how Michelangelo finally gets to do some real artwork.

4. When the Contessina sees Michelangelo after he leaves her house, what transpires?

5. What is the first problem facing Michelangelo before he can study under Bertoldo?

6. Explain how the antagonism of Bramante developed against Michelangelo.

7. How does Michelangelo react to the Cardinal's failure to give him instructions and permission to start carving?

8. Explain the effect of Michelangelo's broken nose at the hand of Torrigiani.

9. Describe how Michelangelo gets his start in art education.

10. Tell something about Michelangelo's reception when he returns home.

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