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Quiz: Michelangelo - art and life
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Michelangelo was born in a _______________________.
Florentine village
monastery of Rome
province of France
orphanage in Rome
When Michelangelo was born?
in March 1473
in April 1475
in March 1475
in April 1477
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?
Lorenzo de Medici
Piero de Medici
Cosimo de Medici
Giovanni de Medici
What was the one statue that Michelangelo carved his name on?
The Dying Slave
Pieta
David
Moses
What's the title of the sculpture from 1499?
Pieta
Which of these works is NOT attributed to Michelangelo?
The Last Judgement
Moses
Pieta
The Last Supper
Michelangelo created about 30 sculptures.
What's the real name of Michelangelo?
Michelangelo di Francesco Santi Buonarroti
Michelangelo di Giovanni Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo di Lorenzo Santi Buonarroti
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
What's the title of the painting of Michelangelo?
The Creation of Love
The Creation of Adam
Adam and God
Meeting with the Eternity
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 Florence
In Rome
In Bologna
In Piza
Along the 12,000-square foot ceiling, Michelangelo painted stories from the __________________________.
New Testament
Old Testament
