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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is the thirteen-year-old Michelangelo taken in March of 1488?
(a) the Guild Hall of Signor Ghirlandaio
(b) the Medici Palace
(c) to see the Pope in Rome
(d) to the home of the Tropolinos

2. What does Michelangelo believe that Ghirlandaio disagrees with?
(a) that painting is a waste of time
(b) that art is a useless occupation
(c) that sculpture is the greatest art form
(d) that humans should never be painted nude

3. How does Michelangelo set himself apart at the Guild Hall of Signor Ghirlandaio?
(a) with his talents and beliefs
(b) with his anti-social behavior
(c) with his long hours of study
(d) with the poorness of his clothes

4. What is Michelangelo worried about before going to the Medici school?
(a) how to dress
(b) where to get his supplies
(c) how to tell his father
(d) at what hour to arrive

5. What does Ghirlandaio want Michelangelo to do?
(a) see how little talent he has
(b) develop his own style in his own way
(c) learn how to copy him
(d) stop playing and go to work

Short Answer Questions

1. How do Michelangelo and Granacci reckon Lodovico will not be harsh when he learns his son is going to de Medici?

2. What is Ghirlandaio reluctant to do?

3. Who is to go to the Medici school along with Michelangelo?

4. How does Michelangelo feel about painting frescoes?

5. What does Bertoldo, the sculptor master, give Michelangelo?

(see the answer key)

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