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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the bird of Florence?
(a) A bluebird.
(b) A swallow.
(c) A crow.
(d) A sparrow.

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

4. What type of political speech does Chapter 3 describe as occurring frequently in Florence since medieval times?
(a) Mudslinging.
(b) Elegiac.
(c) Harangue.
(d) Filibuster.

5. As mentioned in Chapter 2, in Dante's Inferno, which Florentine is in Hell with the heretics and Epicureans?
(a) Cosimo I.
(b) Farinata.
(c) Machiavelli.
(d) Catiline.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is market day in Florence?

2. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 1, who hid in the German Institute during World War II?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?

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

5. What structure in the Piazza della Republica celebrates progress?

(see the answer key)

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