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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is one thing Michelangelo is thrilled that he can do?
(a) eat in the dinning room
(b) travel in the de Medici coach
(c) see and talk to Contessina
(d) sleep until noon

2. What does Pope Leo offer for Michelangelo to work on?
(a) a baptismal font for San Lorenzo
(b) the portico of his summer palace
(c) decorations for the Papal apartments
(d) the walls of a sacristy of the San Lorenzo

3. Who is being considered to carve the large block of marble that seems to have a defect?
(a) Leonardo da Vinci
(b) Donato Donatello
(c) Sandro Bottecelli
(d) Domenico Ghirlandaio

4. What do the members of the elite academy discuss and learn about?
(a) political, literary, music and philosophical ideas
(b) science, exploration, and evolution
(c) art, history, and geography
(d) history, religion, and horticulture

5. Besides working on his commission, what does Michelangelo enjoy in Galli's home?
(a) freedom to find other commissions
(b) conversations with a learned man
(c) the finest food in Rome
(d) a good bed to sleep in

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the people of Florence not happy about?

2. What does Michelangelo do after accepting the Cardinal's commission?

3. Where does Lodovico want Michelangelo accepted?

4. What does the Duke really want to punish Michelangelo for?

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

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