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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From where did the Florentines take Donatello's "Judith and Holofernes" before bringing it to the Palazzo Vecchio?
(a) The Uffizi.
(b) The Medici palace.
(c) Venice.
(d) Rome.

2. Which group of people most commonly gets robbed in Florence?
(a) Italians.
(b) Germans and Swedes.
(c) Greeks.
(d) Americans.

3. What is the bird of Florence?
(a) A sparrow.
(b) A swallow.
(c) A crow.
(d) A bluebird.

4. What does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "a stone hypodermic needle"?
(a) The steeple of Santa Croce.
(b) The lightning rod on the triumphal arch.
(c) The memorial to Michelangelo.
(d) The tower of Palazzo Vecchio.

5. According to Chapter 1, if you are lost in Florence, whom should you ask for directions?
(a) A policeman.
(b) Any passerby.
(c) The guard at the Boboli.
(d) A server at any restaurant.

Short Answer Questions

1. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?

2. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?

3. According to the medieval belief, who were the ancestors of the Blacks in Florence?

4. Before the mid-1700s, on what day did the Florentine calendar start?

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

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