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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who eventually renounced his nude sculpture "Neptune"?
(a) Ammannati.
(b) Andrea del Castagno.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Donatello.

2. What color of marble is not found in the Florentine hills?
(a) Grey.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Rose.

3. From where did the Florentines take Donatello's "Judith and Holofernes" before bringing it to the Palazzo Vecchio?
(a) Venice.
(b) Rome.
(c) The Medici palace.
(d) The Uffizi.

4. Where did Buondelmonte de' Buondelmonti, the bridegroom mentioned in Chapter 2, die?
(a) The Ponte Vecchio.
(b) The Piazza della Republica.
(c) The Uffizi.
(d) The Boboli.

5. What structure in the Piazza della Republica celebrates progress?
(a) The statue of a galloping horse.
(b) The triumphal arch.
(c) The bridge over the canal.
(d) The statue of Pope Pius IX.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the poem "Hermaphroditus"?

2. What is the bird of Florence?

3. Who is described as the "ideally self-interested despot"?

4. What was directly outside the boundaries of ancient Florence?

5. As mentioned in Chapter 1, what injury was suffered by the woman who was hit by two bicycles?

(see the answer key)

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