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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. What is the misconception his family has of Michelangelo?
(a) he has contracts he hasn't told them about
(b) he is in trouble with the law
(c) he is a total failure
(d) he is made of money

2. How does Buonarroto's wife cause problems for Michelangelo?
(a) she becomes a spy for Pope Julius II
(b) she produces several children
(c) she demands fine gowns and jewels
(d) she tries to seduce Michelangelo

3. What is the reaction of the Pope when Michelangelo leaves Rome?
(a) he sends money
(b) he is relieved
(c) he is angry
(d) he doesn't notice

4. What would closing their shop in Florence cost Michelangelo's brothers?
(a) a full year's rent
(b) their places on the city council
(c) the break up of their families
(d) to lose their merchant standing within the community

5. 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 raise the price of Pietrasanta marble
(d) the Carraini people attack Michelangelo

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Michelangelo give his brothers Buonarroto and Giovansimone ?

2. What does Michelangelo insist on from the Pope?

3. Why does the city of Florence bribe Caesar Borgia?

4. What does Sangallo, Michelangelo's old friend, discover about Michelangelo's problem with the painting?

5. What is the connection of Pope Paul III to the de Medici family?

Short Essay Questions

1. What political unrest occurs while Michelangelo works on the David?

2. How do Michelangelo and da Vinci end up working on the same project?

3. What family problem does Michelangelo attempt to solve with his brothers?

4. Even in Florence what does Michelangelo learn about the influence of the Pope?

5. What problem does Michelangelo learn about that holds up awarding the Wool Guild commission?

6. How does Michelangelo react when he is refused admittance to see Pope Julius II?

7. What demand does Pope Julius make on Michelangelo that he does not want to do?

8. How do the Bolognese assign the guilt of association to Michelangelo?

9. Although Pope Clement had been unpopular in Florence, how does Michelangelo view his death?

10. How is Michelangelo caught up in the politics between Florence and Pope Clement?

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