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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 Leo X want Michelangelo to work on after his sister dies?

2. Why does Lodovico not understand Michelangelo's financial situation?

3. Why does Michelangelo have trouble with the Bolognese people?

4. What new commission does the Pope give to Michelangelo?

5. What causes the death of Pope Leo X?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

5. What family problem does Michelangelo attempt to solve with his brothers?

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

7. What audacious request does Pope Leo make of Michelangelo while he works on Julius' tomb?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on Michelangelo's statement that a troubled mind makes a poor draftsman. Discuss how problems and worries interfere with creative work of any kind. Conclude your essay with a recommendation for dealing with problems while trying to accomplish a task.

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