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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who operates the sculpture garden?
(a) Bertoldo
(b) Bottecelli
(c) Bernini
(d) da Vinci

2. Displeased with Piero de Medici, what are the people of Florence more inclined to listen to?
(a) Savonarola's sermons praising Piero de Medici
(b) speakers promoting a democratic government
(c) proposals for annexing Florence to France
(d) Savonarola's sermons about the excesses of evil

3. What is offered to Michelangelo with a commission for him to sculpt the Twelve Apostles for the cathedral?
(a) a house
(b) a seat on the city council
(c) a new wardrobe
(d) a large block of marble

4. After the death of Lorenzo de Medici, where does Michelangelo find himself?
(a) on the way to Portugal
(b) back at the Tropolino house
(c) back sharing a bed with his brother
(d) working in the marble quarry

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Lodovico not understand Michelangelo's financial situation?

2. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?

3. Why can Michelangelo not visit the Contessina?

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

5. Why does Michelangelo have trouble with the Bolognese people?

(see the answer key)

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