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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. To whom did Petrarch write his love sonnets?
(a) Laura.
(b) Helen.
(c) Clarice.
(d) Beatrice.

2. According to the author, what building exceeds the Duomo in size and beauty?
(a) The Parthenon.
(b) Saint Peter's Cathedral.
(c) The library of Alexandria.
(d) Westminster Abbey.

3. What was the first opera?
(a) La Traviatta.
(b) La Boheme.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) The Magic Flute.

4. Which Florentine does the author describe as a "zoophile"?
(a) Brunelleschi.
(b) Donatello.
(c) Ammannati.
(d) Uccello.

5. What color is Saint John's robe in the fresco in Santa Maria Novella?
(a) Green.
(b) Blue.
(c) Pink.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which artists did the Romans think were searching for treasure around the ruins of ancient structures?

2. How old was Dante when he fought in the battle of Campaldino?

3. What disease did the Medicis commonly suffer?

4. How many popes consulted Michelangelo, according to Chapter 5?

5. Which artist had originally attempted a sculpture with the piece of marble that Michelangelo used for the "David"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Uccello's greatest fresco.

2. Briefly describe the modern Tuscan countryside, as discussed in Chapter 6.

3. Why was Andrea del Castagno thought to be evil?

4. Describe the operation and purpose of the gnomon in the Duomo.

5. What is the color scheme of the "springtime" painters? Give one example of its use.

6. How did Paolo di Dono earn his nickname?

7. Describe some of the characteristics of the Medicis.

8. Describe how Brunelleschi won the right to build the cupola of the Duomo.

9. Describe the origin of the phrase "as round as Giotto's O."

10. Explain the author's meaning in her assertion that Florentine painting "had a sweet tooth."

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