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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. According to Chapter 4, what was the first major literary work written in Italian?
(a) The Divine Comedy.
(b) Bella Divina.
(c) Daniel DeFoe.
(d) Faustus.

2. Who created the Pazzi Chapel?
(a) A monk.
(b) Saint Francis.
(c) Fra Fillipo Lippi.
(d) Brunelleschi.

3. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?
(a) Samson Agonistes.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Areopagitica.
(d) Paradise Regained.

4. According to the information provided in Chapter 5, what did the palaces used to sell to the people?
(a) Wine.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Butter.
(d) Indulgences.

5. What disease did the Medicis commonly suffer?
(a) Tetanus.
(b) Syphilis.
(c) Gout.
(d) Goiter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did Toscanelli add to the Duomo, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

2. Who created the fresco "Universal Deluge"?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which object is prominently venerated in Tuscany?

4. Which Florentine does the author describe as a "zoophile"?

5. What museum in Florence does the author call "a picture gallery" in Chapter 4?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Donatello influence Padua?

3. How did the Florentines feel about antiquity?

4. Summarize the exchange between Donatello and Brunelleschi regarding the crucifix.

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

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

7. Name some of the ways in which Florence unleashed original ideas on the world.

8. Describe the appearance of Donna Maria Ciliego.

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

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

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