View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which religious sect of medieval Florence was vegetarian and believed that the world was utterly depraved?
(a) The Reformers.
(b) The Epicureans.
(c) The Waldensians.
(d) The Patarenes.

2. What is Donatello's statue of John the Baptist as a boy called?
(a) San Giovanni ante Baptiste.
(b) Little John.
(c) San Giovannino.
(d) The Voice in the Wilderness.

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

4. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?
(a) The quarries to the north of the city.
(b) The Boboli Garden.
(c) Rome.
(d) Alexandria.

5. What day is market day in Florence?
(a) Friday.
(b) Tuesday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Saturday.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the statues that decorated the Santa Trinita bridge sculpted?

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

3. As represented in the statue at the Bargello, what weapon does Saint George conspicuously not carry?

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

5. According to Chapter 2, by the time Michelangelo was an old man, who could afford to commission a work from him?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 212 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample