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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, to which city is modern Florence contrasted in order to show the difference between Guelph and Ghibelline?
(a) Vicenza.
(b) Siena.
(c) Rome.
(d) Venice.

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

3. As discussed in Chapter 3, what caused the civic unrest in medieval Florence?
(a) The heavy taxes Rome imposed.
(b) The fight for liberty against tyranny.
(c) Ambition and envy.
(d) Pride.

4. Where did the feud between the Blacks and the Whites begin?
(a) Venice.
(b) Pistoia.
(c) Athens.
(d) Assisi.

5. As discussed in Chapter 3, who defiled Savonarola's pulpit?
(a) The Bad Companions.
(b) Guelph peasants.
(c) Various Inquisitors.
(d) Il Postino.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the battle of Pistoria take place?

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

4. According to the author, who is the only person who can observe Florence well?

5. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?

(see the answer key)

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