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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Lorenzino de' Medici's nickname?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Cassius.
(c) Quercus.
(d) Quintus.

3. As related in the tale told in this chapter, who drew a perfect freehand circle for the Pope?
(a) Ammannati.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Giotto.
(d) Shakespeare.

4. According to popular opinion as mentioned by the author in Chapter 4, who is the person represented in the center of "Universal Deluge"?
(a) Jesus Christ.
(b) Noah.
(c) Moses.
(d) Dante.

5. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what did Donatello and Brunelleschi plan to have for lunch one day?
(a) Coarse bread.
(b) Wine and cheese.
(c) Vegetable soup.
(d) Eggs.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what holiday do Florentine vendors sell crickets?

2. Who was the wife of Cosimo I?

3. The artist mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 4 is puzzling over what subject?

4. In Chapter 3, to which city is modern Florence contrasted in order to show the difference between Guelph and Ghibelline?

5. To what character in Greek mythology does the author compare the "Madonna with the Pomegranate"?

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