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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) Romola.
(c) Daniel Deronda.
(d) Silas Marner.

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

3. What is Donatello's statue of John the Baptist as a boy called?
(a) Little John.
(b) San Giovannino.
(c) The Voice in the Wilderness.
(d) San Giovanni ante Baptiste.

4. According to the medieval conception of Florence, which city is Florence's mother?
(a) Constantinople.
(b) Alexandria.
(c) Rome.
(d) Athens.

5. As mentioned in the end of Chapter 3, how long was medieval Florence at peace from political unrest?
(a) One hundred years.
(b) One year.
(c) Six years.
(d) Ten years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who eventually renounced his nude sculpture "Neptune"?

2. What is in the middle of the main piazza of Florence?

3. What was the name of Florence's prospective satellite city?

4. Who is described as the "ideally self-interested despot"?

5. According to the author, who is the only person who can observe Florence well?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why does the author describe Florence in Chapter 1 as a "city of extremes"?

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

4. Describe the medieval nobility's behavior in medieval Florence, as discussed in Chapter 3.

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

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

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

8. 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.

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

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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