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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. Why is Michelangelo unable to show exactly how much he received from Pope Julius?

2. Having lost everything, what is the one contract Michelangelo has?

3. What on Michelangelo's wall gains him several enemies?

4. What does Leo X want Michelangelo to work on after his sister dies?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Even in Florence what does Michelangelo learn about the influence of the Pope?

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

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

5. How does Michelangelo react to the cancellation of the San Lorenzo project?

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

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

8. How do the Bolognese assign the guilt of association to Michelangelo?

9. What does Michelangelo hope for after Pope Julius II dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about Michelangelo's idea that the human form should be painted as God made it. How do you feel about his Sistine Chapel paintings or his statue of David?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on political intrigue using the succession of popes during Michelangelo's lifetime as examples. Discuss how circumstances kept changing that often threatened Michelangelo's work.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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