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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. Who is the person mentioned in Chapter 3 who did not exact revenge from someone he came across on Good Friday?
(a) Saint Giovanni Gualberto.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Cosimo il Vecchio.
(d) Uberti.

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

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

4. How many arches does the Santa Trinita bridge have?
(a) Three.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Four.

5. What was the function of medieval towers?
(a) Aesthetics.
(b) Self-defense.
(c) Storage.
(d) Guest space.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 3, to which city is modern Florence contrasted in order to show the difference between Guelph and Ghibelline?

2. Who broke the Florentine custom of honoring the public far above the individual?

3. Whom does the character Fiorino emulate?

4. Who is the patron saint of Florence?

5. What is the object that is most frequently stolen in Florence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why is the noise of Florence such a problem? What have been some of the proposals to solve it?

8. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

9. How did the Medici tombs appear in the public consciousness of Florence in the twentieth century?

10. Describe the "'characteristic' Florentine street."

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