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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which poets touted a "tooled-leather idea of Florence as a dear bit of the old world"?
(a) The Shelleys.
(b) Keats and Wordsworth.
(c) Robert Frost and William Carlos Williams.
(d) The Brownings.

2. What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?
(a) The Riviera.
(b) The Tigris.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Arno.

3. According to Chapter 4, what was the first major literary work written in Italian?
(a) Faustus.
(b) Daniel DeFoe.
(c) Bella Divina.
(d) The Divine Comedy.

4. According to Chapter 6, what color is prominent in the paintings of the "springtime painters"?
(a) Blue.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Red.

5. According to the author, what building exceeds the Duomo in size and beauty?
(a) The library of Alexandria.
(b) The Parthenon.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) Saint Peter's Cathedral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What structure in the Piazza della Republica celebrates progress?

2. Of which biblical figure are there two statues in the Duomo?

3. From where did the Florentines take Donatello's "Judith and Holofernes" before bringing it to the Palazzo Vecchio?

4. Whom does the author cite as building on the artistic endeavors of Uccello and Piero della Francisca?

5. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?

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