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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. Which novel does the author compare to Dante's Divine Comedy in Chapter 6?
(a) The Sound and the Fury.
(b) War and Peace.
(c) The Brothers Karamazov.
(d) Silas Marner.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which object is prominently venerated in Tuscany?
(a) The Shroud of Turin.
(b) The Holy Girdle.
(c) The Holy Grail.
(d) A piece of leather from John the Baptist's sandals.

3. According to Chapter 6, what colors do the "great Florentine innovators" generally favor in their paintings?
(a) Greens and yellows.
(b) All colors.
(c) Blues and purples.
(d) Oranges, reds, and browns.

4. Whom does the author call "the resident humanist in the Medici household"?
(a) Clarice Orsini.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Poliziano.
(d) Catherine the Great.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. According to popular opinion as mentioned by the author in Chapter 4, who is the person represented in the center of "Universal Deluge"?

2. As mentioned in Chapter 4, which artist enjoyed witnessing hangings?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what did Donatello and Brunelleschi plan to have for lunch one day?

4. Who created the Pazzi Chapel?

5. Who was Socrates' female counselor?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Paolo di Dono earn his nickname?

2. Describe the month of May in Florence.

3. Describe the appearance of Donna Maria Ciliego.

4. Describe some of the characteristics of the Medicis.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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