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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What subject of Savonarola's preaching does the author mention in Chapter 4?
(a) Atonement.
(b) The Exodus.
(c) Noah's Ark.
(d) The resurrection.

2. What is Donatello's statue of John the Baptist as a boy called?
(a) San Giovanni ante Baptiste.
(b) San Giovannino.
(c) The Voice in the Wilderness.
(d) Little John.

3. Who painted the "Primavera" that is discussed in Chapter 6?
(a) Botticelli.
(b) Ammannati.
(c) Fra Angelico.
(d) Michelangelo.

4. According to Chapter 6, what are the two extreme images in Florentine painting?
(a) The Crucifixion and the Annunciation.
(b) The Flood and the Resurrection.
(c) The Crucifixion and the Resurrection.
(d) The Fall and the Nativity.

5. Who was the first Florentine Christian martyr?
(a) Saint Stephen.
(b) San Juan de la Cruz.
(c) San Fernando.
(d) San Miniato.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, what colors do the "great Florentine innovators" generally favor in their paintings?

2. According to Chapter 6, what color is prominent in the paintings of the "springtime painters"?

3. According to Chapter 6, which month is the "classic Florentine 'month'"?

4. As Chapter 2 mentions, what place in Florence "resembles a petrified forest"?

5. From where did the Florentines take Donatello's "Judith and Holofernes" before bringing it to the Palazzo Vecchio?

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