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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 6, which month is the "classic Florentine 'month'"?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) August.

2. Whom does the author describe in Chapter 6 as a "tame, cruel housemouser"?
(a) Cosimo I.
(b) Leonardo.
(c) Botticelli.
(d) Lorenzo de' Medici.

3. According to Chapter 5, what is the main characteristic of Florentine art?
(a) Gaudiness.
(b) Simplicity.
(c) Truthfulness.
(d) Realism.

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

5. Who created the Duomo?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Andrea del Castagno.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Arnolfo.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Socrates' female counselor?

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

3. Which fresco, created by Uccello, does the author consider to be "an example of Florentine avarice"?

4. Who painted the "Primavera" that is discussed in Chapter 6?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Donatello influence Padua?

5. Describe the month of May in Florence.

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

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

8. Describe the appearance of Donna Maria Ciliego.

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

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

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