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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. Where did the feud between the Blacks and the Whites begin?

2. What adjective does the author use to describe Venice and Siena in Chapter 1?

3. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?

4. According to Chapter 1, who normally sells the postcards in a Florentine church?

5. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How did Pope Clement VII break with Florentine tradition? Explain.

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

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

5. Name some of the theories concerning where the head of "Primavera" ended up after the Santa Trinita Bridge was blown up during World War II.

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Explain Florence's relationship with its history. How does that relationship differ from the relationship that other Italian cities have with their history? Explain.

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