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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many popes consulted Michelangelo, according to Chapter 5?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) Five.
(d) Four.

2. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?
(a) Samson Agonistes.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Areopagitica.
(d) Paradise Regained.

3. What famous explorer consulted with Toscanelli?
(a) Columbus.
(b) Admiral Drake.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Ponce de Leon.

4. Who killed Giuliano, according to the tale related in Chapter 6?
(a) Lorenzo de' Medici.
(b) Savonarola.
(c) Francesco de' Pazzi.
(d) Machiavelli.

5. Which group of people most commonly gets robbed in Florence?
(a) Americans.
(b) Greeks.
(c) Italians.
(d) Germans and Swedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day is market day in Florence?

2. Which church does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "half a grain depot to be used in case of emergency, siege, or famine"?

3. Who created the fresco "Universal Deluge"?

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

5. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what did Donatello and Brunelleschi plan to have for lunch one day?

(see the answer key)

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