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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. How does Michelangelo spend a lot of his free time near the sculpture garden?

2. Besides working on his commission, what does Michelangelo enjoy in Galli's home?

3. What does Savonarola believe art is?

4. What does Michelangelo recognize he must do to keep his father from taking him away?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Describe Michelangelo's strong opinions about art.

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

6. What is Michelangelo's dilemma while trying to learn from Bertoldo?

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

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

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

10. Describe Michelangelo's living conditions when he first comes to Rome.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about the will to succeed. Using Michelangelo as an example, discuss how people who achieve great things in their lives are focused and driven to succeed. Include some modern day examples as well.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about religious extremism. Use the example of the Inquisition to show how people sometimes try to enforce their own religious ideology on others.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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