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Biography Quiz - Michelangelo

What do you know about the life of Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet Michelangelo?
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1. What was not part of Michelangelo's full name?
Lodovico
Simoni
Giuliano
Buonarroti
2. Where was Michelangelo born?
Pisa
Mantua
Venice
Caprese
3. At the age of 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to what respected painter?
Giotto
Poliziano
Andrea del Verrocchio
Domenico Ghirlandaio
4. Michelangelo was sent to which powerful family to continue his training under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni?
Pazzi
Sforza
Medici
Borgia
5. What sculpture was not made by Michelangelo?
Bacchus
Madonna of the Steps
Venus of Urbino
Battle of the Centaurs
6. What is the name of Michelangelo's sculpture that shows Jesus after he was crucified lying on the lap of his mother Mary?
Mose
Primavera
The Deposition
The Pieta
7. Where is the statue of David located since 1873?
Uffizi Gallery
Accademia Gallery of Florence
Palazzo Vecchio
Florence Cathedral
8. How many scenes from the Bible did Michelangelo paint on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
4
12
9
15
9. In the scene of the Creation of Adam painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel whose hand is Adam touching?
Jesus'
Eve's
St. Peter's
God's
10. While studying at the Academy of Ancient Art, Michelangelo was struck with a mallet by his rival Pietro Torrigiano, crushing what part of body and disfiguring him for life?
nose
finger
toe
jaw
11. What did Michelangelo design for the city of Florence?
Town hall
Aquaducts
Sewer system
Military fortification
12. What building did Michelangelo design?
Uffizi Gallery
Leaning Tower of Pisa
Ponte Vecchio
St. Peter's Basilica
13. Approximately how many figures did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
500
300
50
100
14. The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of which building?
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's Basilica
Santa Maria della Salute
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
15. How many children did Michelangelo have with the poet Vittoria Colonna?
A son and a daughter
Three daughters and two sons
None
Two sons
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