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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Florence's prospective satellite city?
(a) Zigurrat.
(b) Piazza della Romana.
(c) Sorgane.
(d) Sarbane.

2. According to the medieval belief, who were the ancestors of the Blacks in Florence?
(a) Roman soldiers.
(b) Jewish astronomers.
(c) Greek scholars.
(d) Venetian nobility.

3. Which group of people does the author mention in Chapter 1 as willing to show their city to anyone?
(a) Florentines.
(b) Venetians.
(c) Parisians.
(d) Romans.

4. What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?
(a) The Arno.
(b) The Riviera.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Tigris.

5. Which Florentine church is too far outside Florence for most tourists to visit?
(a) Santa Maria Novella.
(b) Santa Trinita.
(c) The Duomo.
(d) San Miniato.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "a stone hypodermic needle"?

2. Which famous Florentine statue no longer has a head?

3. Which poets touted a "tooled-leather idea of Florence as a dear bit of the old world"?

4. According to Chapter 1, how much did the piece of masonry that fell from the National Library weigh?

5. According to Chapter 1, of what does everyone in Florence complain about?

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