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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 is described as the "ideally self-interested despot"?

2. Who wrote a sonnet denouncing Pistoia?

3. Who is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

4. What day is market day in Florence?

5. Under what medieval Florentine laws could a supposed political dissenter be convicted without evidence?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Describe a legend that is attached to one of the churches mentioned in Chapter 3.

9. Describe the weather in Florence in summer.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Explore Michelangelo's relationship with the popes as a case study of Florentine culture.

Essay Topic 3

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

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