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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. While working on Julius' tomb, what comes Michelangelo's way?
(a) proposals for a variety of projects
(b) an audience with the Pope
(c) money that has long been owed him
(d) a new house and shop

2. What does Michelangelo give his brothers Buonarroto and Giovansimone ?
(a) an audience with Pope Leo X
(b) money to open their own shop
(c) his house in Florence
(d) a place to stay in Rome

3. Why can Michelangelo not visit the Contessina?
(a) the Pope might become angry with the Ridolfi family
(b) her husband will not allow it
(c) he does not have the proper clothes
(d) he does not know where to find her

4. Why does the city of Florence bribe Caesar Borgia?
(a) not to conquer Florence
(b) to come and rule Florence
(c) not to take Florence artists to Rome
(d) to lower Florence's taxes

5. What does Pope Leo offer for Michelangelo to work on?
(a) the walls of a sacristy of the San Lorenzo
(b) the portico of his summer palace
(c) a baptismal font for San Lorenzo
(d) decorations for the Papal apartments

Short Answer Questions

1. Who agrees to protect Florence from the Borgias?

2. What happens to prevent Michelangelo from finishing the tomb of Pope Julius this time?

3. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?

4. What does the new Pope want to do in the church?

5. What does Michelangelo realize his painting in the Sistine Chapel is supposed to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political unrest occurs while Michelangelo works on the David?

2. What audacious request does Pope Leo make of Michelangelo while he works on Julius' tomb?

3. What is the political shift in the Vatican after Leo X dies?

4. What problem does Michelangelo learn about that holds up awarding the Wool Guild commission?

5. Briefly describe the intrigue going on in Rome while Michelangelo works on the Sistine Chapel.

6. How does Michelangelo learn about the block of marble that will eventually become one of his greatest works?

7. Even in Florence what does Michelangelo learn about the influence of the Pope?

8. What family problem does Michelangelo attempt to solve with his brothers?

9. What does Michelangelo realize as he studies the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

10. How does Michelangelo react when he is refused admittance to see Pope Julius II?

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