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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author call "the resident humanist in the Medici household"?
(a) Clarice Orsini.
(b) Catherine the Great.
(c) Poliziano.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

3. Whose favorite artistic medium was terra verde?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) Paolo Uccello.
(c) Bocaccio.
(d) Botticelli.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 4, which artist enjoyed witnessing hangings?
(a) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Brunelleschi.
(d) Leonardo.

5. Which artist, mentioned in Chapter 4, was famous for painting dragons?
(a) Uccello.
(b) Piero di Cosimo.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Andrea del Castagno.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought about the Donation of Constantine?

2. According to the information provided in Chapter 5, what did the palaces used to sell to the people?

3. Which Florentine does the author describe as a "zoophile"?

4. According to Chapter 1, if you are lost in Florence, whom should you ask for directions?

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

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