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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Michelangelo carve surreptitiously?
(a) a cat
(b) a faun
(c) a face
(d) a lion

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

3. What happens when Pope Leo insists on Pietrasanta marble, not Carraini marble?
(a) the Carraini people run away
(b) the Carraini people destroy the road
(c) the Carraini people attack Michelangelo
(d) the Carraini people raise the price of Pietrasanta marble

4. What is Michelangelo allowed to do for his painting of a neophyte for the Baptism of John panel?
(a) work with two other apprentices
(b) paint with close supervision
(c) redesign the panel
(d) bring in a nude model

5. Why can Michelangelo not visit the Contessina?
(a) the Pope might become angry with the Ridolfi family
(b) he does not have the proper clothes
(c) he does not know where to find her
(d) her husband will not allow it

Short Answer Questions

1. After the death of Pope Julius III, who becomes the new Pope?

2. What does Michelangelo's father accuse him of in letters from Florence?

3. At the palace de Medici, with whom does Michelangelo share quarters?

4. Why is Michelangelo unable to show exactly how much he received from Pope Julius?

5. What does da Vinci tell Michelangelo that he has brought to its limits with nothing for others to perfect?

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