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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. What is the title of the hymn that Chapter 6 mentions as having been composed by one of Savonarola's adherents?

2. According to information provided in Chapter 4, which artist was posthumously considered to be "a devil"?

3. What was the first opera?

4. Where was "The Battle of San Romano" originally housed?

5. Whose favorite artistic medium was terra verde?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the operation and purpose of the gnomon in the Duomo.

2. Describe the event that occurred in 1304 to make the Florentines believe judgment was near.

3. Name some of the ways in which Florence unleashed original ideas on the world.

4. Compare the work of Brunelleschi to Greek philosophy.

5. How did Donatello influence Padua?

6. Briefly describe the modern Tuscan countryside, as discussed in Chapter 6.

7. Describe Uccello's greatest fresco.

8. Explain what the hymn "Crazy for Jesus" says about Florentine culture.

9. Describe how Brunelleschi won the right to build the cupola of the Duomo.

10. Describe the month of May in Florence.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain the relationship between science and art in the early Renaissance in Florence, including mention of some of the main artists and works of art involved.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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

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