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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the function of medieval towers?
(a) Aesthetics.
(b) Guest space.
(c) Self-defense.
(d) Storage.

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

3. What buildings in rural Tuscany survived the medieval wars between the nobility and the people?
(a) Palaces.
(b) Convents.
(c) Inns.
(d) Libraries.

4. According to Chapter 1, if you are lost in Florence, whom should you ask for directions?
(a) The guard at the Boboli.
(b) A server at any restaurant.
(c) Any passerby.
(d) A policeman.

5. Who wrote a sonnet denouncing Pistoia?
(a) Machiavelli.
(b) Dante.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Michelangelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under whose leadership were the Patarenes quashed?

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

3. Who is described as the "ideally self-interested despot"?

4. Under what medieval Florentine laws could a supposed political dissenter be convicted without evidence?

5. What is the name of Michelangelo's famous sculpture, which is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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