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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. From where did the Florentines take Donatello's "Judith and Holofernes" before bringing it to the Palazzo Vecchio?

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

3. What is in the middle of the main piazza of Florence?

4. Where did Buondelmonte de' Buondelmonti, the bridegroom mentioned in Chapter 2, die?

5. As discussed in Chapter 3, who defiled Savonarola's pulpit?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. According to Chapter 1, what is the tourist's reaction to Florence? Why?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

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

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

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

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast some of the artists that the author describes as having had some tendencies toward madness.

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