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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does the author call "the resident humanist in the Medici household"?
(a) Catherine the Great.
(b) Poliziano.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Clarice Orsini.

2. According to the author, who was "the chief Florentine representative of the bella maniera of Raphael"?
(a) Andrea del Castagno.
(b) Il Rosso.
(c) Andrea del Sarto.
(d) Pontormo.

3. Who created the fresco "Universal Deluge"?
(a) Uccello.
(b) Donatello.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Andrea del Castagno.

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

5. As Chapter 2 mentions, what place in Florence "resembles a petrified forest"?
(a) Michelangelo's studio.
(b) The tomb of San Miniato.
(c) The basement of the Duomo.
(d) The butterfly garden at the Boboli.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who humbled Emperor Henry IV?

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

3. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 1, who hid in the German Institute during World War II?

4. What museum in Florence does the author call "a picture gallery" in Chapter 4?

5. According to Chapter 4, what object is frequently found in the center of Florentine paintings of the Annunciation?

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