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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who is the young Contessina de Medici that Michelangelo sees in the sculpture garden?
(a) the wife of Lorenzo
(b) the youngest daughter of Lorenzo
(c) the mother of Lorenzo
(d) the eldest daughter of Lorenzo

3. For his first year as an apprentice, how is Michelangelo treated?
(a) as if he knows nothing about art
(b) as a messenger boy
(c) as though he were not there
(d) as a boy to make the daily coffee

4. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?
(a) the attitude of his father
(b) Ghirlandaio's attitude toward sculpture
(c) money to buy sculpting tools
(d) two years left as an apprentice for Ghirlandaio

5. What raw material does Michelangelo use to carve a crucifix?
(a) sandstone taken from the quarry
(b) a piece of discarded marble
(c) the hardest available Tuscan walnut
(d) a large lump of solidified plaster

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is perfectly content to keep house and cook for Michelangelo?

2. Who comes and sees the sculpture Michelangelo did?

3. What does Michelangelo's brother, Lionardo, believe his brother has become?

4. If caught in his nighttime study of anatomy, what might the Church do to him?

5. After the festival for his son, where does Piero de Medici invite Michelangelo?

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