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

2. As a second problem, what must Michelangelo have if he wants to study under Bertoldo?
(a) an invitation from Bertoldo or one of the de Medicis
(b) ten thousand florins
(c) previous art recognition
(d) knowledge of the basics of sculpture

3. What does Michelangelo get Ghirlandaio to do for him?
(a) give him a good recommendation
(b) allow him to paint his own designs
(c) pay him a stipend to study there
(d) buy all of his art supplies

4. Who comes and sees the sculpture Michelangelo did?
(a) Bertoldo
(b) Lodovico
(c) Contessina de Medici
(d) Lorenzo

5. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?
(a) Ghirlandaio's attitude toward sculpture
(b) the attitude of his father
(c) two years left as an apprentice for Ghirlandaio
(d) money to buy sculpting tools

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Il Magnifico?

2. After a hard winter, where does Michelangelo's friend Granacci take him?

3. Who is the young Contessina de Medici that Michelangelo sees in the sculpture garden?

4. What does Michelangelo have after his meeting with the Cardinal?

5. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the beginning of the friendship between Michelangelo and the Contessina.

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

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

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

5. Explain the risk Michelangelo takes for his art.

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

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

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

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

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

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