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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. Which of George Eliot's novels is, according to McCarthy, a "sentimental pastiche of Florentine history"?
(a) The Mill on the Floss.
(b) Silas Marner.
(c) Romola.
(d) Daniel Deronda.

2. What was directly outside the boundaries of ancient Florence?
(a) An amphitheater.
(b) An open sewer.
(c) A moat.
(d) A cemetery.

3. As represented in the statue at the Bargello, what weapon does Saint George conspicuously not carry?
(a) A dagger.
(b) A sword.
(c) A whip.
(d) A quarterstaff.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?
(a) Romulus.
(b) Totila.
(c) Savonarola.
(d) Fiorino.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did a flood destroy the Marzocco?

2. What is the name of Michelangelo's famous sculpture, which is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 1?

3. According to the author's opinion as stated in Chapter 1, Italians are not what?

4. What day is market day in Florence?

5. Where did Buondelmonte de' Buondelmonti, the bridegroom mentioned in Chapter 2, die?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the architectural difference between Guelph and Ghibelline cities.

2. Why does the author describe Florence as a "manly town" in Chapter 1?

3. What is the typical behavior of Florentines towards tourists in restaurants?

4. Describe the statue of Neptune in the fountain of the Piazza della Signoria.

5. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

6. Describe the typical interior and exterior of Florence palaces.

7. Describe Michelangelo's personality.

8. Compare Pistoia in the medieval period to Pistoia in the twentieth century.

9. What did Saint Peter Martyr do that dramatically affected Florence?

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

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