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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Just as Michelangelo starts working for Galli, what do the creditors in Florence demand?
(a) letters of credit from Jacopo Galli
(b) Michelangelo return to Florence and work there
(c) all the money within one month
(d) part of the money within the week

2. What is Lodovico unable to do when Michelangelo is given the privilege of living in the de Medici household?
(a) stand up
(b) utter a word
(c) refuse Lorenzo de Medici
(d) believe his ears

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

4. What does Michelangelo tell his brother about his art?
(a) that it is progressing
(b) that it is his life
(c) that it is holy
(d) that it is all he knows

5. Which former admirer of the artist, now seems to scorn Michelangelo?
(a) Ghirlandaio
(b) da Vinci
(c) Rafael
(d) Granacci

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Michelangelo compare his work with files borrowed from Ghirlandaio?

2. After three years and a great deal of his personal expense, what happens to Leo X's project?

3. Why does da Vinci align himself with the Borgias?

4. What does Michelangelo realize his painting in the Sistine Chapel is supposed to do?

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

(see the answer key)

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