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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of George Eliot's novels is, according to McCarthy, a "sentimental pastiche of Florentine history"?
(a) The Mill on the Floss.
(b) Daniel Deronda.
(c) Romola.
(d) Silas Marner.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 3, what does the surname "Bevisangue" mean?
(a) "Cold-blooded."
(b) "Ruthless."
(c) "Goldenhearted."
(d) "Blood-drinker."

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

4. Where was "The Battle of San Romano" originally housed?
(a) The Boboli Garden.
(b) The bedroom of Lorenzo de' Medici.
(c) The chambers of Pope Clement VII.
(d) The Uffizi.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did Toscanelli add to the Duomo, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

2. Which poets touted a "tooled-leather idea of Florence as a dear bit of the old world"?

3. What famous explorer consulted with Toscanelli?

4. What is the main road between Siena and Rome?

5. The artist mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 4 is puzzling over what subject?

(see the answer key)

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