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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom did Dante see at the Badia?
(a) Ambrose.
(b) Beatrice.
(c) Catherine of Siena.
(d) Augustine.

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

3. As represented in the statue at the Bargello, what weapon does Saint George conspicuously not carry?
(a) A sword.
(b) A whip.
(c) A quarterstaff.
(d) A dagger.

4. To what city is Florence compared in the beginning of Chapter 1?
(a) London.
(b) Tokyo.
(c) New York.
(d) Boston.

5. According to Chapter 1, of what does everyone in Florence complain about?
(a) The tourists.
(b) The noise.
(c) The smell.
(d) The weather.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which poets touted a "tooled-leather idea of Florence as a dear bit of the old world"?

2. What is the name of the river that runs through Florence?

3. Who broke the Florentine custom of honoring the public far above the individual?

4. How many arches does the Santa Trinita bridge have?

5. What day is market day in Florence?

(see the answer key)

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