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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the author, who is the only person who can observe Florence well?
(a) The toddlers in strollers.
(b) The gatekeeper at the Boboli.
(c) The night watchman.
(d) The streetsweepers.

2. What object did Toscanelli add to the Duomo, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) A spiral staircase.
(b) A pipe organ.
(c) A metronome.
(d) A gnomon.

3. What is the object that is most frequently stolen in Florence?
(a) Wallet.
(b) Bicycle.
(c) Camera.
(d) Passport.

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

5. According to the author, Florence shares "simplicity of life" with which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Venice.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Athens.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the Pazzi Chapel?

2. Of which biblical figure are there two statues in the Duomo?

3. Who is the person mentioned in Chapter 3 who did not exact revenge from someone he came across on Good Friday?

4. According to information provided in Chapter 4, which artist was posthumously considered to be "a devil"?

5. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which artists did the Romans think were searching for treasure around the ruins of ancient structures?

(see the answer key)

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