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Quiz: Michelangelo - art and life
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Michelangelo was born in a _______________________.
Florentine village
monastery of Rome
orphanage in Rome
province of France
When Michelangelo was born?
in April 1475
in April 1477
in March 1475
in March 1473
What's the name of the most popular sculpture of Michelangelo?
David
What year did Michelangelo begin painting the ceiling of the Sistine chapel?
Who was Michelangelo's patron?
Piero de Medici
Giovanni de Medici
Cosimo de Medici
Lorenzo de Medici
What was the one statue that Michelangelo carved his name on?
David
Pieta
Moses
The Dying Slave
What's the title of the sculpture from 1499?
Pieta
Which of these works is NOT attributed to Michelangelo?
The Last Judgement
Pieta
The Last Supper
Moses
Michelangelo created about 30 sculptures.
What's the real name of Michelangelo?
Michelangelo di Giovanni Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo di Francesco Santi Buonarroti
Michelangelo di Lorenzo Santi Buonarroti
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
What's the title of the painting of Michelangelo?
The Creation of Adam
Adam and God
Meeting with the Eternity
The Creation of Love
What material did Michelangelo prefer to work with?
Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the main chapel of the Vatican Palace, the Sistine Chapel.
Where did Michelangelo receive his commission for Bacchus?
In Bologna
In Rome
In Florence
In Piza
Along the 12,000-square foot ceiling, Michelangelo painted stories from the __________________________.
Old Testament
New Testament
