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Michelangelo - Quiz#1
Test Description: Quiz on life of Michelangelo
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which statement about Michelangelo's early life in Florence is false?
A
Michelangelo studied at the sculpture school in the Medici gardens.
B
Ludovico did not want Michelangelo to preserve the Buonarroti position in society.
C
In the household of Lorenzo de' Medici, he met the men who would become Leo X and Clement VII.
D
When Michelangelo turned 13 he agreed to apprentice in the workshop of painter Domenico Ghirlandaio.
2) Which statement about the David is false?
A
Michelangelo represented David as an athletic, manly character, concentrated, ready to fight
B
Michelangelo produced the David between 1501 and 1504
C
The high point of Michelangelo's early style is the gigantic (4.34 m/ 14.24 ft) marble David
D
During this time, Florence experienced an easy, happy period
3) Which statement below about what happened in Florence after the death of Lorenzo the Magnificent in 1492 is false?
A
The Piagnoni, from all levels of society, fought for a purely religious state.
B
The Arribiati desired to reestablish an oligarchic republic
C
Piero Medici, not capable of governing Florence with the skill his father,had to flee the city.
D
The Palesch, led by Savonarola and his followers,were the official defenders of the Medici.
4) Which statement below is true regarding what Michelangelo did in Rome from 1496-1500?
A
Michelangelo completed the Bacchus before the Pieta.
B
Michelangelo went to Rome and produced the over-life-size Bacchus.
C
The Madonna of Bruges is the only work that Michelangelo ever signed.
D
At about the same time as the Bacchus, Michelangelo began his work on the tomb of Julius II.
5) Which statement below is false regarding Michelangelo' first return to Florence?
A
Michelangelo produced the statue of David between 1501 and 1504, after returning to Florence.
B
The meaning of his David becomes clear if we realize Michelangelo was not devoted to the Republic.
C
On August 4th, 1501 Florence was once again a republic.
D
The Arte della Lanaor Wool Guild commissioned Michelangelo to sculpt a statue of David.
6) Pope Julius II had some major artistic commissions. Select the list of artistic talents below that includes an artist not used by Pope Julius II.
A
Bramante, Michelangelo, Raphael
B
Sodoma, The Sangallos, Lorenzo Lottowere
C
Bramante, Peruzzi, Leonardo da Vinci
D
The Sangallos, Peruzzi, Bramantino
7) Which answer below does not indicate that Michelangelo had a bad temper?
A
All sources refer to Michelangelos brusque and rude manners, his difficult character, his touchines.
B
Michelangelo had no pupils, no constant collaborators, used boys from the workshop as assistants.
C
Pope Julius II told Sebastiano del Piombo that Michelangelo is terrible, you can do nothing with him.
D
The friendship between Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci is famous.
8) Which statement below is not something Michelangelo wrote in his diaries about the David?
A
When I returned to Florence, I found myself famous and was asked me to carve a colossal David.
B
I insisted that the figure should stand before the Palazzo Vecchio, as a symbol of our Republic.
C
I hammered and chiseled at the towering block of marble for three long years.
D
My David was an invitation to pause and enjoy the beauty of the Republic.
9) Which of the statements below about the Pieta is false?
A
Michelangelo created the marble Pietà between 1498-1500.
B
The Pieta was probably finished before Michelangelo was 25 years old.
C
Michelangelo took hammer and chisel and placed an inscription on the sculpture’s base.
D
It is still in its original place in Saint Peters Basilica.
10) Which statement below is false?
A
Arte della Lanaor Wool Guild was responsible for maintenanc&ornamentation of the Cathedral.
B
The Madonna of Bruges is a marble sculpture created by Michelangelo between 1501-1504.
C
Giuliano della Rovere was elected pope Julius II in 1503.
D
While occupied with the David, Michelangelo completed the mural: the Battle of Cascina.
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