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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 Pope Leo offer for Michelangelo to work on?

2. Who agrees to protect Florence from the Borgias?

3. What is the reaction of the city when they first see the David in progress?

4. Who is the female friend Michelangelo visits in Bologna?

5. What does Pope Leo X want Leonardo da Vinci, Raphael, and Michelangelo to do?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Michelangelo's father add stress to his son while he is working on Pope Julius' tomb?

2. How does Michelangelo finally get the Wool Guild commission?

3. Although Pope Clement had been unpopular in Florence, how does Michelangelo view his death?

4. What does Michelangelo realize as he studies the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

5. Why does Michelangelo not close up his brothers' unprofitable shop?

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

7. Describe briefly the attraction Michelangelo feels toward Tommaso Cavalieri.

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

9. How does Bramante complicate the start of Pope Julius II's tomb?

10. What political unrest occurs while Michelangelo works on the David?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on the value of art in the world. Include what you think the world would be like if there were no art. Mention how censorship of art might have deprived the world of great masterpieces by Michelangelo.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay about beauty. MIchelangelo's love of beauty brought great masterpieces to the world. Discuss how important you think it is to have beauty in the world. How does beauty affect the beholders?

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