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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the author describe in Chapter 2 as "a stone hypodermic needle"?
(a) The tower of Palazzo Vecchio.
(b) The lightning rod on the triumphal arch.
(c) The memorial to Michelangelo.
(d) The steeple of Santa Croce.

2. As discussed in Chapter 3, what caused the civic unrest in medieval Florence?
(a) The fight for liberty against tyranny.
(b) Ambition and envy.
(c) The heavy taxes Rome imposed.
(d) Pride.

3. What is the bird of Florence?
(a) A bluebird.
(b) A sparrow.
(c) A swallow.
(d) A crow.

4. According to Chapter 1, how much did the piece of masonry that fell from the National Library weigh?
(a) 132 pounds.
(b) Approximately 1200 pounds.
(c) 5 pounds.
(d) 30 pounds.

5. Which group of people most commonly gets robbed in Florence?
(a) Greeks.
(b) Italians.
(c) Americans.
(d) Germans and Swedes.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 1, who normally sells the postcards in a Florentine church?

2. Which Florentine church is too far outside Florence for most tourists to visit?

3. As discussed in Chapter 3, who defiled Savonarola's pulpit?

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

5. As mentioned in Chapter 2, in Dante's Inferno, which Florentine is in Hell with the heretics and Epicureans?

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