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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 is coming to the home of Vittoria Colonna, the Marchesa di Pescara?

2. What does the Duke of Urbino, administrator of Julius' will and his heir want from Michelangelo?

3. What does Michelangelo need in order to paint his planned story on the ceiling of the chapel?

4. What does the Duke really want to punish Michelangelo for?

5. What does Pope Julius II want Michelangelo to carve for him?

Short Essay Questions

1. Briefly describe the intrigue going on in Rome while Michelangelo works on the Sistine Chapel.

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

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

4. Briefly explain the problem Michelangelo has with the Carraini over Leo's insistence on using Pietrasanta marble.

5. What is the political shift in the Vatican after Leo X dies?

6. How do Michelangelo and da Vinci end up working on the same project?

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

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

9. How does Michelangelo react when he is refused admittance to see Pope Julius II?

10. What problem does Michelangelo learn about that holds up awarding the Wool Guild commission?

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 on character assassination using the innuendo about Michelangelo's relationship to Tomasso and other men. Discuss in your essay how such tactics are used as hate mongering to turn public opinion against another person.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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