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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who created the Duomo?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Arnolfo.
(d) Andrea del Castagno.

2. During a medieval uprising, which group did Michele di Lando lead?
(a) The wool-carders.
(b) The sculptors.
(c) The cobblers.
(d) The landed gentry.

3. On what holiday do Florentine vendors sell crickets?
(a) The Feast of the Annunciation.
(b) Ascension Day.
(c) May Day.
(d) Michaelmas.

4. Which novel does the author compare to Dante's Divine Comedy in Chapter 6?
(a) The Brothers Karamazov.
(b) The Sound and the Fury.
(c) War and Peace.
(d) Silas Marner.

5. How many arches does the Santa Trinita bridge have?
(a) One.
(b) Three.
(c) Four.
(d) Two.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which famous writer is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 7?

3. Who wrote an exaggerated biography of Castruccio Castracane?

4. Which religious sect of medieval Florence was vegetarian and believed that the world was utterly depraved?

5. In Chapter 3, to which city is modern Florence contrasted in order to show the difference between Guelph and Ghibelline?

(see the answer key)

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