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

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

3. When were the statues that decorated the Santa Trinita bridge sculpted?
(a) The 1100s.
(b) The 1700s.
(c) The 1500s.
(d) Approximately 70 B.C.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote an exaggerated biography of Castruccio Castracane?

2. Under what medieval Florentine laws could a supposed political dissenter be convicted without evidence?

3. What is the main road between Siena and Rome?

4. Which religious sect of medieval Florence was vegetarian and believed that the world was utterly depraved?

5. Which of George Eliot's novels is, according to McCarthy, a "sentimental pastiche of Florentine history"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

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

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

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

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

6. Summarize the incidents that began the war between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines.

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

8. Describe Michelangelo's personality.

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

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

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