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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people does the author mention in Chapter 1 as willing to show their city to anyone?
(a) Venetians.
(b) Parisians.
(c) Florentines.
(d) Romans.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who humbled Emperor Henry IV?
(a) Countess Matilda of Tuscany.
(b) Hildegard of Bingen.
(c) Catherine of Siena.
(d) Julian of Norwich.

3. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what injury was suffered by the woman who was hit by two bicycles?
(a) Two broken legs.
(b) Internal bleeding.
(c) A broken arm.
(d) A cracked skull.

4. What is the bird of Florence?
(a) A bluebird.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A crow.
(d) A swallow.

5. To what country did the Republic capitulate?
(a) Spain.
(b) Germany.
(c) Greece.
(d) France.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which artist, mentioned in Chapter 4, was famous for painting dragons?

2. According to the information provided in the first paragraph of Chapter 2, who attacked Fiesole?

3. According to Chapter 5, what is the main characteristic of Florentine art?

4. What was the first opera?

5. As discussed in Chapter 3, what caused the civic unrest in medieval Florence?

(see the answer key)

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