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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. As discussed in Chapter 3, what caused the civic unrest in medieval Florence?

2. According to the author's opinion as stated in Chapter 1, Italians are not what?

3. According to the medieval conception of Florence, which city is Florence's mother?

4. What buildings in rural Tuscany survived the medieval wars between the nobility and the people?

5. What type of political speech does Chapter 3 describe as occurring frequently in Florence since medieval times?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is the noise of Florence such a problem? What have been some of the proposals to solve it?

2. How did the Medici tombs appear in the public consciousness of Florence in the twentieth century?

3. Describe the architectural difference between Guelph and Ghibelline cities.

4. Why is sculpture part of "the very fabric of the city" of Florence, as the author asserts in Chapter 2?

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

6. Compare Pistoia in the medieval period to Pistoia in the twentieth century.

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

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

9. Describe the typical interior and exterior of Florence palaces.

10. Describe the "'characteristic' Florentine street."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the "springtime" and the "autumnal" painters.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare Florence to another Italian city, such as Venice, Rome, or Siena. How is the architecture different? How is the culture different?

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