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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what character in Greek mythology does the author compare the "Madonna with the Pomegranate"?
(a) Penelope.
(b) Psyche.
(c) Athena.
(d) Persephone.

2. According to the information provided in Chapter 5, what did the palaces used to sell to the people?
(a) Butter.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Indulgences.
(d) Wine.

3. 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) "O Sacred Head."
(c) "Crazy for Jesus."
(d) "Beneath the Cross of Jesus."

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, what did Donatello and Brunelleschi plan to have for lunch one day?
(a) Wine and cheese.
(b) Eggs.
(c) Coarse bread.
(d) Vegetable soup.

5. In what work does Milton mention Florence three times?
(a) Paradise Regained.
(b) Paradise Lost.
(c) Samson Agonistes.
(d) Areopagitica.

6. Which artist suffered a broken nose as a child?
(a) Leonardo.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Masolino.
(d) Fra Fillipo Lippi.

7. According to Chapter 6, what are the two extreme images in Florentine painting?
(a) The Flood and the Resurrection.
(b) The Crucifixion and the Annunciation.
(c) The Fall and the Nativity.
(d) The Crucifixion and the Resurrection.

8. According to popular opinion as mentioned by the author in Chapter 4, who is the person represented in the center of "Universal Deluge"?
(a) Noah.
(b) Dante.
(c) Moses.
(d) Jesus Christ.

9. What was the nickname for people who followed Savonarola?
(a) Corleone.
(b) Mascarpone.
(c) Pietone.
(d) Piagnone.

10. How old was Dante when he fought in the battle of Campaldino?
(a) Twenty-four.
(b) Eighteen.
(c) Thirty.
(d) Forty-one.

11. According to Chapter 6, which month is the "classic Florentine 'month'"?
(a) December.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) August.

12. As mentioned in Chapter 6, which object is prominently venerated in Tuscany?
(a) The Holy Girdle.
(b) The Shroud of Turin.
(c) The Holy Grail.
(d) A piece of leather from John the Baptist's sandals.

13. What was Paolo Uccello's birth name?
(a) Paolo di Coppola.
(b) Paolo Fernandi.
(c) Paolo di Medici.
(d) Paolo di Dono.

14. On what holiday do Florentine vendors sell crickets?
(a) Michaelmas.
(b) May Day.
(c) Ascension Day.
(d) The Feast of the Annunciation.

15. What was the first opera?
(a) La Boheme.
(b) The Magic Flute.
(c) Eurydice.
(d) La Traviatta.

Short Answer Questions

1. What object did Toscanelli add to the Duomo, as mentioned in Chapter 4?

2. Who created the fresco "Universal Deluge"?

3. Who painted "Stories of Saint Peter and Original Sin"?

4. As mentioned in Chapter 5, which artists did the Romans think were searching for treasure around the ruins of ancient structures?

5. What church replaced the Santa Reparata?

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