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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. Who can Michelangelo not rely on to pay his apprentice fees?

2. Eventually, what does Lodovico hope for that will help his family?

3. What does Granacci tell Michelangelo that Ghirlandaio is willing to do?

4. Instead of a commission, what does Cardinal Riario give Michelangelo?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Explain how the antagonism of Bramante developed against Michelangelo.

5. Describe Michelangelo's problem in trying to convince his father to allow him to study in the Sculpture Garden.

6. What, beside the Bacchus commission, does Michelangelo get from Jacopo Galli?

7. Describe Michelangelo's meeting Clarissa.

8. Explain what Michelangelo is expected to learn in addition to his art.

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on how successful people are either admired or envied and hated. Use Michelangelo as an example but expand the essay into a general truth.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on competition. Refer to Michelangelo's securing the commission to paint the second wall next to da Vinci as a good example of competition. Discuss in your essay how healthy competition brings about greater achievements.

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