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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 Chapter 4, what novel contains a painting as the antagonist?
(a) The Picture of Dorian Grey.
(b) Gravity's Rainbow.
(c) The Sound and the Fury.
(d) Finnegan's Wake.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who humbled Emperor Henry IV?
(a) Countess Matilda of Tuscany.
(b) Catherine of Siena.
(c) Hildegard of Bingen.
(d) Julian of Norwich.

3. What was the height limit of medieval Florentine towers?
(a) Ninety-six feet.
(b) Two hundred feet.
(c) One hundred meters.
(d) Fifty meters.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what did Donatello and Brunelleschi plan to have for lunch one day?
(a) Coarse bread.
(b) Wine and cheese.
(c) Vegetable soup.
(d) Eggs.

5. Who painted "Stories of Saint Peter and Original Sin"?
(a) Masaccio.
(b) Brunelleschi.
(c) Andrea del Castagno.
(d) Leonardo.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which artist suffered a broken nose as a child?

3. According to the medieval belief, who were the ancestors of the Blacks in Florence?

4. What was the first opera?

5. According to popular opinion as mentioned by the author in Chapter 4, who is the person represented in the center of "Universal Deluge"?

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