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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the title of the hymn that Chapter 6 mentions as having been composed by one of Savonarola's adherents?
(a) "Fairest Lord Jesus."
(b) "Crazy for Jesus."
(c) "O Sacred Head."
(d) "Beneath the Cross of Jesus."

2. What was the home of the Roman governor called?
(a) The Sanhedrin.
(b) The praetorium.
(c) The Piazza del Campidoglio.
(d) The Piazza del Gubernador.

3. Which group of people does the author mention in Chapter 1 as willing to show their city to anyone?
(a) Florentines.
(b) Romans.
(c) Parisians.
(d) Venetians.

4. What color is Saint John's robe in the fresco in Santa Maria Novella?
(a) Pink.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

5. Who is the patron saint of Florence?
(a) Saint Cecilia.
(b) Saint John the Baptist.
(c) Saint Augustine.
(d) Saint Jerome.

Short Answer Questions

1. As mentioned in Chapter 2, who carried Donatello's statue of the Infant Jesus into battle?

2. As mentioned in the end of Chapter 3, how long was medieval Florence at peace from political unrest?

3. Who is the person mentioned in Chapter 3 who did not exact revenge from someone he came across on Good Friday?

4. Which character from Dante's Inferno is mentioned in the first paragraph of Chapter 3?

5. In the author's opinion, the work of which artist achieves Plato's ideal forms?

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