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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is buried in the Badia, an abbey?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Saint Francis.
(c) Gregory the Great.
(d) Ugo of Tuscany.

2. According to Chapter 5, what is the main characteristic of Florentine art?
(a) Gaudiness.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Truthfulness.
(d) Realism.

3. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what injury was suffered by the woman who was hit by two bicycles?
(a) Two broken legs.
(b) Internal bleeding.
(c) A cracked skull.
(d) A broken arm.

4. Whom does the author describe in Chapter 6 as a "tame, cruel housemouser"?
(a) Lorenzo de' Medici.
(b) Botticelli.
(c) Cosimo I.
(d) Leonardo.

5. Who broke the Florentine custom of honoring the public far above the individual?
(a) Pope Clement VII.
(b) Donatello.
(c) Cosimo il Vecchio.
(d) Savonarola.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Florentine church is too far outside Florence for most tourists to visit?

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

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

4. Which group of people most commonly gets robbed in Florence?

5. Which fresco, created by Uccello, does the author consider to be "an example of Florentine avarice"?

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