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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would closing their shop in Florence cost Michelangelo's brothers?

2. What happens two days after Michelangelo's return to Rome?

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

4. What on Michelangelo's wall gains him several enemies?

5. Why do the city fathers of Florence not receive Michelangelo well?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Pope Paul III outmaneuver Michelangelo over the matter of Pope Julius' tomb?

5. Briefly explain the problem Michelangelo has with the Carraini over Leo's insistence on using Pietrasanta marble.

6. How does Michelangelo's father add stress to his son while he is working on Pope Julius' tomb?

7. How does Bramante complicate the start of Pope Julius II's tomb?

8. What audacious request does Pope Leo make of Michelangelo while he works on Julius' tomb?

9. What does Michelangelo hope for after Pope Julius II dies?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay about Michelangelo's idea that the human form should be painted as God made it. How do you feel about his Sistine Chapel paintings or his statue of David?

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay on working out problems for oneself. Using Michelangelo's visit to the Topolinos while trying to decide what to do after the death of Lorenzo, discuss how work and solitude are useful in the decision making process.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay on the value of art in the world. Include what you think the world would be like if there were no art. Mention how censorship of art might have deprived the world of great masterpieces by Michelangelo.

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