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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poets touted a "tooled-leather idea of Florence as a dear bit of the old world"?
(a) The Brownings.
(b) Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.
(c) Keats and Wordsworth.
(d) The Shelleys.

2. What is the object that is most frequently stolen in Florence?
(a) Camera.
(b) Passport.
(c) Bicycle.
(d) Wallet.

3. How many arches does the Santa Trinita bridge have?
(a) Three.
(b) One.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

4. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?
(a) Rome.
(b) The quarries to the north of the city.
(c) Alexandria.
(d) The Boboli Garden.

5. When were the statues that decorated the Santa Trinita bridge sculpted?
(a) The 1700s.
(b) Approximately 70 B.C.
(c) The 1100s.
(d) The 1500s.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?

2. According to Chapter 1, who normally sells the postcards in a Florentine church?

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

4. What adjective does the author use to describe Venice and Siena in Chapter 1?

5. Which group of people does the author mention in Chapter 1 as willing to show their city to anyone?

(see the answer key)

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