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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which church does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "half a grain depot to be used in case of emergency, siege, or famine"?
(a) The Duomo.
(b) Orsanmichele.
(c) The Bargello.
(d) Santa Croce.

2. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?
(a) Totila.
(b) Fiorino.
(c) Romulus.
(d) Savonarola.

3. What adjective does the author use to describe Venice and Siena in Chapter 1?
(a) Suave.
(b) Feminine.
(c) Modern.
(d) Industrial.

4. From where did the stone for the Santa Trinita bridge come?
(a) Rome.
(b) The Boboli Garden.
(c) The quarries to the north of the city.
(d) Alexandria.

5. What is the main road between Siena and Rome?
(a) Highway 375.
(b) The Autobahn.
(c) The Via Romana.
(d) The Via Florentina.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the author call "an incubus on its present population"?

2. Before the mid-1700s, on what day did the Florentine calendar start?

3. Who was the first Florentine Christian martyr?

4. Who is mentioned in the first sentence of Chapter 2?

5. What does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "a stone hypodermic needle"?

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