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

2. After the festival for his son, where does Piero de Medici invite Michelangelo?
(a) back to restore the Sculpture Garden
(b) on a trip to visit King Charles VIII of France
(c) back into the de Medici home
(d) on a trip to Bologna

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

4. What is Michelangelo's response when his father tells him he cannot afford to have pride?
(a) I have my name
(b) I still have some money in my pruse
(c) pride is all I have left
(d) I'm not proud, I'm hungry

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Michelangelo progresses, what does he learn about life?

2. What does Lodovico think sculptors are?

3. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?

4. What is Michelangelo's conclusion about his looks after the broken nose?

5. How does Michelangelo set himself apart at the Guild Hall of Signor Ghirlandaio?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why doesn't Michelangelo accept the offer to return to Ghirlandaio's school?

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

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

8. How does Michelangelo's first year of training go?

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

10. Describe Michelangelo's frustration in the Sculpture Garden.

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