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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. According to information provided in Chapter 4, which artist was posthumously considered to be "a devil"?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Andrea del Castagno.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Titian.

3. What is the name of Michelangelo's famous sculpture, which is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 1?
(a) Moses.
(b) David.
(c) The Trinity.
(d) The Pieta.

4. What word did Brunelleschi use to describe the figure of Christ on Donatello's crucifix for Santa Croce?
(a) "Clown."
(b) "King."
(c) "Self-portrait."
(d) "Idiot."

5. Who is the person mentioned in Chapter 3 who did not exact revenge from someone he came across on Good Friday?
(a) Saint Giovanni Gualberto.
(b) Uberti.
(c) Cosimo il Vecchio.
(d) Michelangelo.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who was born the year Michelangelo died?

2. Who wrote an exaggerated biography of Castruccio Castracane?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what injury was suffered by the woman who was hit by two bicycles?

4. What type of political speech does Chapter 3 describe as occurring frequently in Florence since medieval times?

5. What was the home of the Roman governor called?

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