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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. During a medieval uprising, which group did Michele di Lando lead?

2. Who wrote a sonnet denouncing Pistoia?

3. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?

4. Before the mid-1700s, on what day did the Florentine calendar start?

5. According to Chapter 2, by the time Michelangelo was an old man, who could afford to commission a work from him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the typical behavior of Florentines towards tourists in restaurants?

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

3. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

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

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

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

7. Explain the word "harangue" and its presence in the lives of the Florentine people.

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

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

10. What is modern Florence's relationship with its historical artifacts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write a detailed description of the setting of modern Florence, and compare and contrast that setting with another city that the book discusses.

Essay Topic 2

Describe in detail the character and work of Paolo Uccello, including his greatest work, the Universal Deluge.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the work of Il Rosso and Pontormo with the work of one other prominent Florentine artist.

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