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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. As mentioned in Chapter 5, who humbled Emperor Henry IV?

2. According to the information provided in Chapter 5, what did the palaces used to sell to the people?

3. According to Chapter 4, what was the first major literary work written in Italian?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what did Donatello and Brunelleschi plan to have for lunch one day?

5. Whom does the author describe in Chapter 6 as a "tame, cruel housemouser"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe Uccello's greatest fresco.

2. Describe the appearance of Donna Maria Ciliego.

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

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

5. Summarize the love story of Maria and Michael Dagomari.

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

7. Why did Machiavelli favor an army composed of citizens?

8. How did Donatello influence Padua?

9. Compare the work of Brunelleschi to Greek philosophy.

10. What were the ramifications for an artist who became a Piagnone?

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

Provide an overview of medieval Florentine culture, giving an example for each trait that you name, as well as counterexamples whenever possible.

Essay Topic 3

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

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