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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. In the author's opinion, the work of which artist achieves Plato's ideal forms?
(a) Ammannati.
(b) Brunelleschi.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Donatello.

2. Whose favorite artistic medium was terra verde?
(a) Bocaccio.
(b) Paolo Uccello.
(c) Leonardo.
(d) Botticelli.

3. The artist mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 4 is puzzling over what subject?
(a) Perspective.
(b) Line.
(c) Balance.
(d) Form.

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who humbled Emperor Henry IV?
(a) Julian of Norwich.
(b) Catherine of Siena.
(c) Hildegard of Bingen.
(d) Countess Matilda of Tuscany.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 6, what are the two extreme images in Florentine painting?

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

3. What was the nickname for people who followed Savonarola?

4. Which of these artists is not mentioned in Chapter 6 as a "flowery painter"?

5. According to Chapter 4, what novel contains a painting as the antagonist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Uccello's greatest fresco.

2. How did the Florentines feel about antiquity?

3. Compare the work of Brunelleschi to Greek philosophy.

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

5. Summarize the love story of Maria and Michael Dagomari.

6. Describe the event that occurred in 1304 to make the Florentines believe judgment was near.

7. Why did Machiavelli favor an army composed of citizens?

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

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

10. Summarize Brunelleschi's prank on the woodworker.

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