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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 happens when Pope Leo insists on Pietrasanta marble, not Carraini marble?

2. What scene does Michelangelo want to paint in the Sistine Chapel?

3. When the project for Leo X is canceled, how does Michelangelo feel?

4. Before the David statue can be placed, what happens?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What demand does Pope Julius make on Michelangelo that he does not want to do?

6. How does Pope Leo X, Giovanni de Medici, the first of the de Medici Popes, use Vatican finances?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay on education by observing. Using Michelangelo's impact on the painter, Rafael, and his own watching outside the Sculpture Garden, discuss in your essay how watching a master work is a kind of education in itself.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on liberal arts education. Mention the advantages Michelangelo received because of his exposure to literature and art in the Plato Academy. Defend the idea of knowing about art, music, and literature today.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on working out problems for oneself. Using Michelangelo's visit to the Topolinos while trying to decide what to do after the death of Lorenzo, discuss how work and solitude are useful in the decision making process.

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