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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who brought about the Donation of Constantine?

2. When were the statues that decorated the Santa Trinita bridge sculpted?

3. Who wrote a sonnet denouncing Pistoia?

4. In Chapter 3, to which city is modern Florence contrasted in order to show the difference between Guelph and Ghibelline?

5. What church houses art that memorializes the quashing of the Patarenes?

Short Essay Questions

1. Summarize the incidents that began the war between the Guelphs and the Ghibellines.

2. Describe Michelangelo's personality.

3. Why does the author describe Florence in Chapter 1 as a "city of extremes"?

4. Why does the author describe Florence as a "manly town" in Chapter 1?

5. Describe the ways in which Florence and Rome are related.

6. Describe the statue of Neptune in the fountain of the Piazza della Signoria.

7. What did Saint Peter Martyr do that dramatically affected Florence?

8. For what reason is Saint Giovanni Gualberto primarily remembered?

9. Describe what happens to tourists who enter a church to look at the paintings.

10. Summarize some of the antics of Lorenzino de' Medici.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Critique the author's writing style and technique in describing the Duomo.

Essay Topic 2

Describe Florentine culture in detail. Choose a character from the book and describe how he or she does or does not fit within that culture. Try to be as detailed as possible in your description.

Essay Topic 3

Describe the relationship between painting and sculpture in Florence, including what each medium was used for and what each medium signified to the people.

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