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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Michelangelo's conclusion about his looks after the broken nose?
(a) his work must conceal his looks
(b) it makes him look eccentric
(c) now he is handsome
(d) it is something he cannot change

3. Who is to go to the Medici school along with Michelangelo?
(a) Donatello
(b) Torrigiani
(c) Granacci
(d) Bertoldo

4. Who can Michelangelo not rely on to pay his apprentice fees?
(a) his friends, the Tropolinos
(b) his friend, Francesco
(c) his father, Lodovico
(d) his patron, Lorenzo

5. What is something Michelangelo learns from members of the academy?
(a) accounting and the importance of politics
(b) elocution and ethics
(c) music and dancing
(d) literature and the value of writing poetry

Short Answer Questions

1. As Michelangelo progresses, what does he learn about life?

2. What does Savonarola believe art is?

3. What does Michelangelo discover that he cannot do?

4. What is Michelangelo expected to learn about?

5. What does Savonarola preach about the de Medici family?

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