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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 does Michelangelo discover his father believes about Lorenzo de Medici?

2. Just as Michelangelo starts working for Galli, what do the creditors in Florence demand?

3. Who does Michelangelo use for models to perfect his knowledge of anatomy?

4. After one year, what is Michelangelo allowed to paint?

5. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain the risk Michelangelo takes for his art.

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

3. How does Torrigiani expose his envy of Michelangelo?

4. Explain how Michelangelo finally gets to do some real artwork.

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

6. Describe how Michelangelo gets his start in art education.

7. Tell something about Michelangelo's reception when he returns home.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on loyalty. What is the value of loyalty to friends or political leaders. Is loyalty always repaid?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay about camaraderie. Write about how people in similar circumstances tend to help each other out as everyone did in the workplace of Michelangelo off the Via del Proconsolo.

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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