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

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

3. What does Pope Julius II want Michelangelo to carve for him?
(a) another pieta
(b) a new marble throne
(c) a copy of the David
(d) his tomb in the middle of St. Peter's

4. What happens to prevent Michelangelo from finishing the tomb of Pope Julius this time?
(a) the tomb is vandalized by religious fanatics
(b) the fact that he has no money for the supplies he needs
(c) the election of Alessandro Farnese to the papacy as Pope Paul III
(d) a war with the King of France breaks out

5. Who is gaining in popularity and importance in Rome to Michelangelo's advantage?
(a) Cardinal Riario
(b) Domenico Ghirlandaio
(c) Pietro Torrigiani
(d) Cardinal Giovanni de Medici

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to all the marbles Michelangelo collects for the St. Lorenzo church?

2. What commission has Bramante won from the Pope?

3. What does Michelangelo accept that puts him in competition with da Vinci?

4. Having lost everything, what is the one contract Michelangelo has?

5. What does the Duke of Urbino, administrator of Julius' will and his heir want from Michelangelo?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why is Michelangelo disenchanted with the work he is doing for a cardinal while thinking about the Wool Guild marble?

3. What does Michelangelo hope for after Pope Julius II dies?

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

5. How does Michelangelo react to the cancellation of the San Lorenzo project?

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

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

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

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

10. How does Pope Paul III outmaneuver Michelangelo over the matter of Pope Julius' tomb?

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