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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 performed the "egg trick" described in Chapter 5?
(a) Dante.
(b) Pope Clement VII.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Brunelleschi.
2. What is the title of the hymn that Chapter 6 mentions as having been composed by one of Savonarola's adherents?
(a) "O Sacred Head."
(b) "Fairest Lord Jesus."
(c) "Beneath the Cross of Jesus."
(d) "Crazy for Jesus."
3. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?
(a) Paradise Lost.
(b) Samson Agonistes.
(c) Areopagitica.
(d) Paradise Regained.
4. When did the Spanish military overthrow the Florentine Republic?
(a) 1530.
(b) 1321.
(c) 1642.
(d) 1844.
5. On what holiday do Florentine vendors sell crickets?
(a) May Day.
(b) Michaelmas.
(c) The Feast of the Annunciation.
(d) Ascension Day.
Short Answer Questions
1. How old was Dante when he fought in the battle of Campaldino?
2. Whom does the author describe in Chapter 6 as a "tame, cruel housemouser"?
3. Whom does the author cite as building on the artistic endeavors of Uccello and Piero della Francisca?
4. As related in the tale told in this chapter, who drew a perfect freehand circle for the Pope?
5. Which artist suffered a broken nose as a child?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the origin of the phrase "as round as Giotto's O."
2. Describe the month of May in Florence.
3. What is the color scheme of the "springtime" painters? Give one example of its use.
4. What were the ramifications for an artist who became a Piagnone?
5. Explain what the hymn "Crazy for Jesus" says about Florentine culture.
6. Describe some of the characteristics of the Medicis.
7. Describe Uccello's greatest fresco.
8. Describe the operation and purpose of the gnomon in the Duomo.
9. Summarize Brunelleschi's prank on the woodworker.
10. Summarize the exchange between Donatello and Brunelleschi regarding the crucifix.
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