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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who broke the Florentine custom of honoring the public far above the individual?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Savonarola.
(c) Pope Clement VII.
(d) Cosimo il Vecchio.

3. According to Chapter 1, how much did the piece of masonry that fell from the National Library weigh?
(a) 132 pounds.
(b) Approximately 1200 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

4. Which character from Dante's Inferno is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 3?
(a) Machiavelli.
(b) Cosimo I.
(c) Virgil.
(d) Vanni Fucci.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the wife of Cosimo I?

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

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

4. Who eventually renounced his nude sculpture "Neptune"?

5. During a medieval uprising, which group did Michele di Lando lead?

(see the answer key)

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