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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, what object is frequently found in the center of Florentine paintings of the Annunciation?
(a) A dove.
(b) An Easter lily.
(c) A Bible.
(d) A pillar.

2. Where is Donatello's David?
(a) The Palazzo Strozzi.
(b) The Uffizi.
(c) The Baptistery.
(d) The Bargello.

3. What church houses art that memorializes the quashing of the Patarenes?
(a) Santa Maria Novella.
(b) The Duomo.
(c) Santa Croce.
(d) San Frediano.

4. Who is the person mentioned in Chapter 3 who did not exact revenge from someone he came across on Good Friday?
(a) Saint Giovanni Gualberto.
(b) Uberti.
(c) Cosimo il Vecchio.
(d) Michelangelo.

5. As Chapter 2 mentions, what place in Florence "resembles a petrified forest"?
(a) The butterfly garden at the Boboli.
(b) Michelangelo's studio.
(c) The tomb of San Miniato.
(d) The basement of the Duomo.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what character in Greek mythology does the author compare the "Madonna with the Pomegranate"?

2. What type of political speech does Chapter 3 describe as occurring frequently in Florence since medieval times?

3. What is the color scheme of the Baptistery?

4. What was Lorenzino de' Medici's nickname?

5. According to the author, who is the only person who can observe Florence well?

(see the answer key)

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