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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the Spanish military overthrow the Florentine Republic?
(a) 1530.
(b) 1844.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1321.

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

3. How old was Dante when he fought in the battle of Campaldino?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Thirty.
(c) Eighteen.
(d) Forty-one.

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

5. According to Chapter 6, which month is the "classic Florentine 'month'"?
(a) December.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) August.

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

7. What was Lorenzino de' Medici's nickname?
(a) Cassius.
(b) Quintus.
(c) Brutus.
(d) Quercus.

8. Where was "The Battle of San Romano" originally housed?
(a) The Uffizi.
(b) The chambers of Pope Clement VII.
(c) The bedroom of Lorenzo de' Medici.
(d) The Boboli Garden.

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

10. 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.

11. According to information provided in Chapter 4, which artist was posthumously considered to be "a devil"?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Andrea del Castagno.
(c) Titian.
(d) Leonardo.

12. Who created the Pazzi Chapel?
(a) Saint Francis.
(b) A monk.
(c) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(d) Brunelleschi.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the author, what building exceeds the Duomo in size and beauty?

2. What was Paolo Uccello's birth name?

3. According to the author in Chapter 4, what artistic idea did the Venetians learn from the Florentines?

4. Who wrote the poem "Ode to the West Wind"?

5. What was the nickname for people who followed Savonarola?

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