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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people of Florence not happy about?

2. At the palace de Medici, with whom does Michelangelo share quarters?

3. After the festival for his son, where does Piero de Medici invite Michelangelo?

4. Where does Michelangelo go to study?

5. With whom does Piero de Medici refuse to work?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Explain the surprise announcement after Michelangelo has been at Ghirlandaio's school for one year.

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

5. Describe briefly the way friendship develops between Michelangelo and the contessina.

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

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

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

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

10. How does Michelangelo react to the Cardinal's failure to give him instructions and permission to start carving?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about humility. Refer to the meeting between Michelangelo and Galli who lay on his deathbed. In your essay use Galli's words that plenty brings pride. Discuss the importance of humility in life.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on Michelangelo's statement to Clarissa that ugliness is evil. Discuss how this sums up Michelangelo's feelings about beauty. Include how the statement illustrates the religious ideas of the artist apart from any Church affiliation.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about family relationships. Use Michelangelo as an example of a person who shows loyalty and support of family. Also discuss how family may cause stress on one individual in the family group.

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