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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What structure in the Piazza della Republica celebrates progress?
(a) The statue of Pope Pius IX.
(b) The statue of a galloping horse.
(c) The bridge over the canal.
(d) The triumphal arch.

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

3. What adjective does the author use to describe Venice and Siena in Chapter 1?
(a) Modern.
(b) Suave.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Industrial.

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

5. Who is the patron saint of Florence?
(a) Saint John the Baptist.
(b) Saint Jerome.
(c) Saint Augustine.
(d) Saint Cecilia.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city is Florence compared in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. What was directly outside the boundaries of ancient Florence?

3. According to the information provided in the first paragraph of Chapter 2, who attacked Fiesole?

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

5. What was the home of the Roman governor called?

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