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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the patron saint of Florence?
(a) Saint Jerome.
(b) Saint Cecilia.
(c) Saint John the Baptist.
(d) Saint Augustine.

2. Who brought about the Donation of Constantine?
(a) Saint Sylvester.
(b) Gregory the Great.
(c) Tertullian.
(d) Constantine.

3. According to the medieval belief, who were the ancestors of the Blacks in Florence?
(a) Jewish astronomers.
(b) Greek scholars.
(c) Roman soldiers.
(d) Venetian nobility.

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

5. Who created the Duomo?
(a) Andrea del Castagno.
(b) Arnolfo.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Donatello.

Short Answer Questions

1. As related in the tale told in this chapter, who drew a perfect freehand circle for the Pope?

2. How many popes consulted Michelangelo, according to Chapter 5?

3. To what city is Florence compared in the beginning of Chapter 1?

4. As Chapter 2 mentions, what place in Florence "resembles a petrified forest"?

5. According to Chapter 1, of what does everyone in Florence complain about?

(see the answer key)

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