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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to Michelangelo's other problems, what happens to the Cardinal of San Dionigi?
(a) he dies before the pieta is finished
(b) he loses his mind and cannot remember Michelangelo
(c) he is excommunicated
(d) he is sent to be the Cardinal of Germany

2. What does Michelangelo insist painting draped figures allows the artist to do?
(a) work faster to finsh a painting
(b) have less trouble with textures
(c) ignore the shape and features of the body
(d) put emphasis on color over form

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

4. How does Charles VIII of France want to claim the Kingdom of Naples?
(a) through treaty
(b) through inheritance
(c) through eminent domaine
(d) through warfare

5. What does Granacci tell Michelangelo that Ghirlandaio is willing to do?
(a) accept him back as an apprentice
(b) sponsor him as a sculptor
(c) find him another patron
(d) bring him back as a teacher of sculpture

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Giuliano da Sangallo do for Michelangelo?

2. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?

3. Where does Michelangelo go to study?

4. What does Pope Leo offer for Michelangelo to work on?

5. who brings Michelangelo to Ghirlandaio?

(see the answer key)

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