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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 does Savonarola believe art is?
(a) godly and uplifting
(b) neither good nor bad
(c) blasphemous and ungodly
(d) a gift from God

2. Eventually, what does Lodovico hope for that will help his family?
(a) his son's becoming famous
(b) connections to de Medici
(c) a new position in Milan
(d) Michelangelo will change his mind

3. Who comes to Rome and is able to help clean out Michelangelo's new quarters?
(a) his brother Lionardo
(b) his brother Buonarroto
(c) his friend Granacci
(d) his father Lodovico

4. Where does Lodovico want Michelangelo accepted?
(a) the Florentine guard
(b) a merchant guild
(c) the Plato Academy
(d) Ghirlandaio's school

5. 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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Il Magnifico?

2. Who is Cardinal Riario di San Giorgio looking for?

3. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?

4. What does Lodovico initially refuse to give his son?

5. What does Michelangelo refuse to do for Piero de Medici?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Michelangelo's strong opinions about art.

2. Describe Michelangelo's meeting Clarissa.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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