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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. As discussed in Chapter 3, what caused the civic unrest in medieval Florence?
(a) Pride.
(b) The heavy taxes Rome imposed.
(c) Ambition and envy.
(d) The fight for liberty against tyranny.

2. According to Chapter 1, if you are lost in Florence, whom should you ask for directions?
(a) Any passerby.
(b) A server at any restaurant.
(c) A policeman.
(d) The guard at the Boboli.

3. According to Chapter 2, by the time Michelangelo was an old man, who could afford to commission a work from him?
(a) Merchants.
(b) Popes.
(c) Universities.
(d) Groups of townspeople.

4. Before the mid-1700s, on what day did the Florentine calendar start?
(a) March 25.
(b) April 1.
(c) December 25.
(d) January 1.

5. As mentioned in Chapter 3, what does the surname "Bevisangue" mean?
(a) "Blood-drinker."
(b) "Ruthless."
(c) "Goldenhearted."
(d) "Cold-blooded."

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned at the end of Chapter 1, who hid in the German Institute during World War II?

2. What does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "a stone hypodermic needle"?

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

4. Who is the patron saint of Florence?

5. Who is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Name some of the theories concerning where the head of "Primavera" ended up after the Santa Trinita Bridge was blown up during World War II.

3. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

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

5. Describe a legend that is attached to one of the churches mentioned in Chapter 3.

6. Describe what happens to tourists who enter a church to look at the paintings.

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

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

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

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

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