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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 work of da Vinci's does Giuliano want to show Michelangelo?
(a) a machine that allows a man to fly
(b) experiments in alchemy
(c) a new kind of carriage
(d) a lens to improve vision

2. Who is coming to the home of Vittoria Colonna, the Marchesa di Pescara?
(a) the Doge of Milan
(b) Pope Clement
(c) Prince Olaf of Norway
(d) King Charles V of France

3. When the project for Leo X is canceled, how does Michelangelo feel?
(a) that his life is over
(b) that the Church is a criminal organization
(c) that his life and reputation are ruined
(d) that the de Medici family is still angry with him

4. Why can Michelangelo not talk to Pope Julius II?
(a) the Pope is in Bologna
(b) he cannot gain an audience
(c) the Swiss guard will not let him pass
(d) there is a waiting list for months

5. Why are Michelangelo and some of his friends under suspicion in Rome?
(a) because they prefer the nude statues of Michelangelo
(b) because the rarely attend mass
(c) because they visit with King Charles V of France
(d) because they do not think the Church is infallible

Short Answer Questions

1. What is worked out that the Duke of Urbino will accept instead of the finished tomb?

2. What scene does Michelangelo want to paint in the Sistine Chapel?

3. What saves Michelangelo from losing everything to the Duke of Urbino?

4. Why does the city of Florence bribe Caesar Borgia?

5. Why can Michelangelo not visit the Contessina?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Michelangelo caught up in the politics between Florence and Pope Clement?

2. What demand does Pope Julius make on Michelangelo that he does not want to do?

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

4. How does Michelangelo's father add stress to his son while he is working on Pope Julius' tomb?

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

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

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

8. How does Michelangelo finally get the Wool Guild commission?

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

10. Although Pope Clement had been unpopular in Florence, how does Michelangelo view his death?

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