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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What structure in the Piazza della Republica celebrates progress?
(a) The bridge over the canal.
(b) The triumphal arch.
(c) The statue of Pope Pius IX.
(d) The statue of a galloping horse.

2. In what year did the various cities and regions of Italy unite into one country?
(a) 1701.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1547.
(d) 1322.

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

4. According to the medieval conception of Florence, which city is Florence's mother?
(a) Athens.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Rome.
(d) Constantinople.

5. What is in the middle of the main piazza of Florence?
(a) A restaurant with a great deal of outdoor seating.
(b) A parking lot.
(c) A huge fountain.
(d) A statue commemorating Pope Clement VII.

Short Answer Questions

1. When were the statues that decorated the Santa Trinita bridge sculpted?

2. Who painted "Stories of Saint Peter and Original Sin"?

3. Who painted the "Primavera" that is discussed in Chapter 6?

4. What famous explorer consulted with Toscanelli?

5. According to Chapter 7, which vegetable is sold in quarters in Florence?

(see the answer key)

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