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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is buried in the Badia, an abbey?
(a) Saint Francis.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Ugo of Tuscany.
(d) Gregory the Great.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what injury was suffered by the woman who was hit by two bicycles?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) Two broken legs.
(c) A cracked skull.
(d) Internal bleeding.

3. Which group of people most commonly gets robbed in Florence?
(a) Americans.
(b) Germans and Swedes.
(c) Italians.
(d) Greeks.

4. What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?
(a) The Tigris.
(b) The Arno.
(c) The Danube.
(d) The Riviera.

5. What is the main road between Siena and Rome?
(a) The Via Romana.
(b) The Autobahn.
(c) The Via Florentina.
(d) Highway 375.

Short Answer Questions

1. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?

2. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?

3. According to Chapter 1, if you are lost in Florence, whom should you ask for directions?

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

5. How did Florentine art express the concept of infamy?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Chapter 1, what is the tourist's reaction to Florence? Why?

2. Why is sculpture part of "the very fabric of the city" of Florence, as the author asserts in Chapter 2?

3. Explain the word "harangue" and its presence in the lives of the Florentine people.

4. Summarize the story of the founding of Florence, as discussed in the beginning of Chapter 2.

5. What is modern Florence's relationship with its historical artifacts?

6. Describe the ways in which Florence and Rome are related.

7. Summarize some of the antics of Lorenzino de' Medici.

8. Where is the religious imagery in the city kept, and what does that imagery depict?

9. Why is the noise of Florence such a problem? What have been some of the proposals to solve it?

10. For what reason is Saint Giovanni Gualberto primarily remembered?

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