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The Agony and the Ecstasy Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To whom does the sculpture garden belong?
(a) Lodovico Buonarroti
(b) Lorenzo de Medici
(c) the Tropolinos
(d) Baldinelli

2. What does Torrigiani do to Michelangelo that causes him to flee the palace?
(a) breaks Michelangelo's nose
(b) breaks Michelangelo's sculpture
(c) breaks Michelangelo's arm
(d) breaks Michelangelo's tools

3. What does Michelangelo get Ghirlandaio to do for him?
(a) pay him a stipend to study there
(b) give him a good recommendation
(c) allow him to paint his own designs
(d) buy all of his art supplies

4. As a second problem, what must Michelangelo have if he wants to study under Bertoldo?
(a) an invitation from Bertoldo or one of the de Medicis
(b) previous art recognition
(c) ten thousand florins
(d) knowledge of the basics of sculpture

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Michelangelo learn the city fathers have sent behind Piero de Medici's back?

3. What is Ghirlandaio reluctant to do?

4. Why does Michelangelo arrange for loans?

5. What is the first of Michelangelo's problems if he wants to study under Bertoldo?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how Michelangelo gets his start in art education.

2. How does Michelangelo's first year of training go?

3. How does Torrigiani expose his envy of Michelangelo?

4. Describe Michelangelo's frustration in the Sculpture Garden.

5. Tell something about Michelangelo's reception when he returns home.

6. Describe Michelangelo's strong opinions about art.

7. What, beside the Bacchus commission, does Michelangelo get from Jacopo Galli?

8. Describe how Michelangelo's ideas depart from the ideas of his teacher.

9. Describe the beginning of the friendship between Michelangelo and the Contessina.

10. Describe Michelangelo's meeting Clarissa.

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