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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. What are the people of Florence not happy about?
(a) Michelangelo's crucifix
(b) the wine crop failure in Tuscany
(c) Piero de Medici's gifts to the poor
(d) the lavish wedding of the contessa

2. How does Michelangelo set himself apart at the Guild Hall of Signor Ghirlandaio?
(a) with the poorness of his clothes
(b) with his long hours of study
(c) with his anti-social behavior
(d) with his talents and beliefs

3. What does Michelangelo learn the city fathers have sent behind Piero de Medici's back?
(a) a request for mercenaries from Germany
(b) a delegation to Charles VIII
(c) a warrant for Piero's arrest
(d) letters to the Pope

4. Who does Michelangelo use for models to perfect his knowledge of anatomy?
(a) his brothers who come down from Florence
(b) boys he finds playing on the streets
(c) men in the Roman baths
(d) off duty guards at the Cardinal's palace

5. What does Torrigiani do to Michelangelo that causes him to flee the palace?
(a) breaks Michelangelo's nose
(b) breaks Michelangelo's sculpture
(c) breaks Michelangelo's arm
(d) breaks Michelangelo's tools

Short Answer Questions

1. For his first year as an apprentice, how is Michelangelo treated?

2. What does Piero de Medici want Michelangelo to carve for the birthday of his son, Giuliano?

3. What does Michelangelo need before he can start carving the marble?

4. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is Michelangelo's dilemma while trying to learn from Bertoldo?

3. Describe Michelangelo's meeting Clarissa.

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

5. What, beside the Bacchus commission, does Michelangelo get from Jacopo Galli?

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

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

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

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

10. Explain how Michelangelo finds the place where he really wants to be.

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