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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who painted "Stories of Saint Peter and Original Sin"?
(a) Andrea del Castagno.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Brunelleschi.
(d) Masaccio.

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

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

4. As mentioned in Chapter 4, which artist enjoyed witnessing hangings?
(a) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(b) Brunelleschi.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Michelangelo.

5. According to Chapter 6, what color is prominent in the paintings of the "springtime painters"?
(a) Red.
(b) Gold.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

6. Whose favorite artistic medium was terra verde?
(a) Bocaccio.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Botticelli.
(d) Paolo Uccello.

7. What word did Brunelleschi use to describe the figure of Christ on Donatello's crucifix for Santa Croce?
(a) "Idiot."
(b) "Self-portrait."
(c) "Clown."
(d) "King."

8. Which Florentine does the author describe as a "zoophile"?
(a) Uccello.
(b) Donatello.
(c) Brunelleschi.
(d) Ammannati.

9. Which of these artists is not mentioned in Chapter 6 as a "flowery painter"?
(a) Andrea del Castagno.
(b) Fra Filippo Lippi.
(c) Fra Angelico.
(d) Botticelli.

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

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

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

13. Who performed the "egg trick" described in Chapter 5?
(a) Brunelleschi.
(b) Pope Clement VII.
(c) Dante.
(d) Donatello.

14. What museum in Florence does the author call "a picture gallery" in Chapter 4?
(a) The Museum of the Works of the Duomo.
(b) The Uffizi.
(c) The Boboli Garden.
(d) The Bargello.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. To what character in Greek mythology does the author compare the "Madonna with the Pomegranate"?

2. Where was "The Battle of San Romano" originally housed?

3. According to Chapter 6, which month is the "classic Florentine 'month'"?

4. What was Lorenzino de' Medici's nickname?

5. What Florentine church housed a respected music school in the fourteenth century?

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