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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is in the middle of the main piazza of Florence?
(a) A parking lot.
(b) A huge fountain.
(c) A statue commemorating Pope Clement VII.
(d) A restaurant with a great deal of outdoor seating.

2. According to Chapter 1, who normally sells the postcards in a Florentine church?
(a) No one.
(b) A nun.
(c) The priest.
(d) The sacristan.

3. What is the name of Michelangelo's famous sculpture, which is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 1?
(a) The Trinity.
(b) David.
(c) Moses.
(d) The Pieta.

4. According to the author, who is the only person who can observe Florence well?
(a) The toddlers in strollers.
(b) The gatekeeper at the Boboli.
(c) The night watchman.
(d) The streetsweepers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is market day in Florence?

2. Where is Donatello's David?

3. What was the name of Florence's prospective satellite city?

4. What is the main road between Siena and Rome?

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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