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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 1, of what does everyone in Florence complain about?
(a) The weather.
(b) The tourists.
(c) The smell.
(d) The noise.

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

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

4. Which ruler hired many "hack" artists to create monuments?
(a) Cosimo I.
(b) King Ferdinand.
(c) Mussolini.
(d) Lorenzo de' Medici.

5. When did the battle of Pistoria take place?
(a) 1 B.C.
(b) 62 B.C.
(c) A.D. 66.
(d) 722 B.C.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject of Savonarola's preaching does the author mention in Chapter 4?

2. As mentioned in Chapter 3, what does the surname "Bevisangue" mean?

3. What was the nickname for people who followed Savonarola?

4. With whom did Donatello live?

5. According to information provided in Chapter 4, which artist was posthumously considered to be "a devil"?

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