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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. According to Chapter 1, of what does everyone in Florence complain about?
(a) The noise.
(b) The tourists.
(c) The weather.
(d) The smell.

2. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?
(a) Green.
(b) White.
(c) Rose.
(d) Grey.

3. What adjective does the author use to describe Venice and Siena in Chapter 1?
(a) Suave.
(b) Industrial.
(c) Feminine.
(d) Modern.

4. Who was the wife of Cosimo I?
(a) Margaretta di Lorenzi.
(b) Isabella of Venice.
(c) Eleanor of Toledo.
(d) Anne Tudor.

5. Where did Buondelmonte de' Buondelmonti, the bridegroom mentioned in Chapter 2, die?
(a) The Boboli.
(b) The Piazza della Republica.
(c) The Ponte Vecchio.
(d) The Uffizi.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. According to the medieval belief, who were the ancestors of the Blacks in Florence?

4. Which church does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "half a grain depot to be used in case of emergency, siege, or famine"?

5. What was the height limit of medieval Florentine towers?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. How did Pope Clement VII break with Florentine tradition? Explain.

10. 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.

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