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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. Which artist does the author NOT mention as depicting objects from ordinary life, such as household utensils?

2. To whom did Petrarch write his love sonnets?

3. Who created the fresco "Universal Deluge"?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which artists did the Romans think were searching for treasure around the ruins of ancient structures?

5. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Andrea del Castagno thought to be evil?

2. Summarize the exceptional nature of the fresco of the Annunciation in Santissima Annunziata.

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

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

5. Describe Uccello's greatest fresco.

6. Describe the appearance of Donna Maria Ciliego.

7. Describe some of the characteristics of the Medicis.

8. Describe the month of May in Florence.

9. Explain the author's meaning in her assertion that Florentine painting "had a sweet tooth."

10. Describe the origin of the phrase "as round as Giotto's O."

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose two Florentine artists, and discuss in detail the way the Florentine trait of "simplicity of life" guided their work and their personal lives.

Essay Topic 2

Compare Florence to another Italian city, such as Venice, Rome, or Siena. How is the architecture different? How is the culture different?

Essay Topic 3

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

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