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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. What was Paolo Uccello's birth name?
(a) Paolo Fernandi.
(b) Paolo di Medici.
(c) Paolo di Dono.
(d) Paolo di Coppola.
2. As related in the tale told in this chapter, who drew a perfect freehand circle for the Pope?
(a) Shakespeare.
(b) Giotto.
(c) Ammannati.
(d) Leonardo.
3. What object did Toscanelli add to the Duomo, as mentioned in Chapter 4?
(a) A spiral staircase.
(b) A pipe organ.
(c) A gnomon.
(d) A metronome.
4. Which of these artists is not mentioned in Chapter 6 as a "flowery painter"?
(a) Fra Angelico.
(b) Andrea del Castagno.
(c) Fra Filippo Lippi.
(d) Botticelli.
5. What disease did the Medicis commonly suffer?
(a) Tetanus.
(b) Goiter.
(c) Syphilis.
(d) Gout.
Short Answer Questions
1. What museum in Florence does the author call "a picture gallery" in Chapter 4?
2. Which fresco, created by Uccello, does the author consider to be "an example of Florentine avarice"?
3. Whom does the author call "the resident humanist in the Medici household"?
4. According to Chapter 6, who was the only Florentine diplomat?
5. In the author's opinion, the work of which artist achieves Plato's ideal forms?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the operation and purpose of the gnomon in the Duomo.
2. Describe some of the characteristics of the Medicis.
3. Explain what the hymn "Crazy for Jesus" says about Florentine culture.
4. What were the ramifications for an artist who became a Piagnone?
5. Describe the month of May in Florence.
6. Why was Andrea del Castagno thought to be evil?
7. Describe the event that occurred in 1304 to make the Florentines believe judgment was near.
8. Summarize the exchange between Donatello and Brunelleschi regarding the crucifix.
9. Summarize the love story of Maria and Michael Dagomari.
10. Why did Machiavelli favor an army composed of citizens?
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