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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is described as the "ideally self-interested despot"?
(a) Don Quixote.
(b) Mussolini.
(c) Machiavelli's Prince.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

3. According to Chapter 7, which vegetable is sold in quarters in Florence?
(a) Lettuce.
(b) Cabbage.
(c) Onion.
(d) Sweet potato.

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

5. Whom does the author cite as building on the artistic endeavors of Uccello and Piero della Francisca?
(a) Jackson Pollock.
(b) Vincent van Gogh.
(c) Pablo Picasso.
(d) Andy Warhol.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what city is Florence compared in the beginning of Chapter 1?

2. As mentioned in the end of Chapter 3, how long was medieval Florence at peace from political unrest?

3. According to the medieval belief, who were the ancestors of the Blacks in Florence?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which artists did the Romans think were searching for treasure around the ruins of ancient structures?

5. Who brought about the Donation of Constantine?

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