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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which artist suffered a broken nose as a child?
(a) Masolino.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(d) Leonardo.

2. The artist mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 4 is puzzling over what subject?
(a) Balance.
(b) Line.
(c) Form.
(d) Perspective.

3. Who was Socrates' female counselor?
(a) Chloe.
(b) Sappho.
(c) Diotima.
(d) Helen.

4. According to Chapter 6, what colors do the "great Florentine innovators" generally favor in their paintings?
(a) Oranges, reds, and browns.
(b) All colors.
(c) Blues and purples.
(d) Greens and yellows.

5. What was Paolo Uccello's birth name?
(a) Paolo di Medici.
(b) Paolo di Dono.
(c) Paolo Fernandi.
(d) Paolo di Coppola.

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

7. With whom did Donatello live?
(a) His mother.
(b) His sister.
(c) The Medici family.
(d) Brunelleschi.

8. What was the first opera?
(a) Eurydice.
(b) La Traviatta.
(c) The Magic Flute.
(d) La Boheme.

9. What Florentine church housed a respected music school in the fourteenth century?
(a) Santa Biblia.
(b) Santa Croce.
(c) Santa Trinita.
(d) Santa Maria Novella.

10. According to Chapter 5, what is the main characteristic of Florentine art?
(a) Gaudiness.
(b) Realism.
(c) Simplicity.
(d) Truthfulness.

11. What church replaced the Santa Reparata?
(a) Santa Trinita.
(b) The Duomo.
(c) Santissima Annunziata.
(d) Santa Croce.

12. Who painted the Virgin Mary's head in the fresco of the Annunciation at the church Santissima Annunziata?
(a) An angel.
(b) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(c) A monk.
(d) Piero della Francesca.

13. According to the author, what building exceeds the Duomo in size and beauty?
(a) The library of Alexandria.
(b) Saint Peter's Cathedral.
(c) Westminster Abbey.
(d) The Parthenon.

14. Which artist had originally attempted a sculpture with the piece of marble that Michelangelo used for the "David"?
(a) Brunelleschi.
(b) Donatello.
(c) Ammannati.
(d) Agostino di Duccio.

15. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which object is prominently venerated in Tuscany?
(a) The Holy Girdle.
(b) The Holy Grail.
(c) A piece of leather from John the Baptist's sandals.
(d) The Shroud of Turin.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. According to Chapter 4, what novel contains a painting as the antagonist?

3. Which of these artists is not mentioned in Chapter 6 as a "flowery painter"?

4. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?

5. Which novel does the author compare to Dante's Divine Comedy in Chapter 6?

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