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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to information provided in Chapter 4, which artist was posthumously considered to be "a devil"?
(a) Andrea del Castagno.
(b) Titian.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Leonardo.

2. Which church does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "half a grain depot to be used in case of emergency, siege, or famine"?
(a) The Duomo.
(b) The Bargello.
(c) Orsanmichele.
(d) Santa Croce.

3. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?
(a) Areopagitica.
(b) Samson Agonistes.
(c) Paradise Regained.
(d) Paradise Lost.

4. Who is the person mentioned in Chapter 3 who did not exact revenge from someone he came across on Good Friday?
(a) Saint Giovanni Gualberto.
(b) Cosimo il Vecchio.
(c) Uberti.
(d) Michelangelo.

5. In what year did a flood destroy the Marzocco?
(a) 641.
(b) 1333.
(c) 1921.
(d) 72 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the medieval conception of Florence, which city is Florence's mother?

2. Who is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

3. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 1, who hid in the German Institute during World War II?

4. As mentioned in the end of Chapter 3, how long was medieval Florence at peace from political unrest?

5. Where was "The Battle of San Romano" originally housed?

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