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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

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

2. Which artist had originally attempted a sculpture with the piece of marble that Michelangelo used for the "David"?
(a) Ammannati.
(b) Brunelleschi.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Agostino di Duccio.

3. What was Lorenzino de' Medici's nickname?
(a) Brutus.
(b) Quercus.
(c) Quintus.
(d) Cassius.

4. According to the author, Florence shares "simplicity of life" with which city?
(a) Athens.
(b) Istanbul.
(c) Venice.
(d) Boston.

5. Whom does the author cite as building on the artistic endeavors of Uccello and Piero della Francisca?
(a) Vincent van Gogh.
(b) Pablo Picasso.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Jackson Pollock.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Chapter 4, what novel contains a painting as the antagonist?

2. Whose favorite artistic medium was terra verde?

3. Of which biblical figure are there two statues in the Duomo?

4. Which artist, mentioned in Chapter 4, was famous for painting dragons?

5. Who created the fresco "Universal Deluge"?

Short Essay Questions

1. Compare the work of Brunelleschi to Greek philosophy.

2. Describe the operation and purpose of the gnomon in the Duomo.

3. Describe the event that occurred in 1304 to make the Florentines believe judgment was near.

4. What were the ramifications for an artist who became a Piagnone?

5. Describe how Brunelleschi won the right to build the cupola of the Duomo.

6. Describe the month of May in Florence.

7. How did the Florentines feel about antiquity?

8. Why did Machiavelli favor an army composed of citizens?

9. Summarize the exceptional nature of the fresco of the Annunciation in Santissima Annunziata.

10. Describe some of the characteristics of the Medicis.

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