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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) 1321.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1844.

2. Which artist does the author NOT mention as depicting objects from ordinary life, such as household utensils?
(a) Gozzoli.
(b) Ghirlandaio.
(c) Fra Fillipo.
(d) Leonardo.

3. 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.

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

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

6. According to the author, Florence shares "simplicity of life" with which city?
(a) Boston.
(b) Athens.
(c) Istanbul.
(d) Venice.

7. Which novel does the author compare to Dante's Divine Comedy in Chapter 6?
(a) War and Peace.
(b) The Brothers Karamazov.
(c) Silas Marner.
(d) The Sound and the Fury.

8. According to Chapter 4, what object is frequently found in the center of Florentine paintings of the Annunciation?
(a) A Bible.
(b) A pillar.
(c) An Easter lily.
(d) A dove.

9. What disease did the Medicis commonly suffer?
(a) Goiter.
(b) Tetanus.
(c) Gout.
(d) Syphilis.

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

11. Who wrote the instructional booklet Della Pittura?
(a) Brunelleschi.
(b) Toscanelli.
(c) Leon Battista Alberti.
(d) Paolo Uccello.

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

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

14. On what holiday do Florentine vendors sell crickets?
(a) Michaelmas.
(b) The Feast of the Annunciation.
(c) May Day.
(d) Ascension Day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who was born the year Michelangelo died?

2. What was the first opera?

3. According to Chapter 6, what colors do the "great Florentine innovators" generally favor in their paintings?

4. Who performed the "egg trick" described in Chapter 5?

5. Which artist had originally attempted a sculpture with the piece of marble that Michelangelo used for the "David"?

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