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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
Buonarroti
Giuliano
Simoni
2. Where was Michelangelo born?
Pisa
Caprese
Mantua
Venice
3. At the age of 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to what respected painter?
Giotto
Domenico Ghirlandaio
Andrea del Verrocchio
Poliziano
4. Michelangelo was sent to which powerful family to continue his training under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni?
Borgia
Pazzi
Medici
Sforza
5. What sculpture was not made by Michelangelo?
Madonna of the Steps
Venus of Urbino
Bacchus
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?
The Deposition
The Pieta
Mose
Primavera
7. Where is the statue of David located since 1873?
Uffizi Gallery
Florence Cathedral
Accademia Gallery of Florence
Palazzo Vecchio
8. How many scenes from the Bible did Michelangelo paint on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
12
9
4
15
9. In the scene of the Creation of Adam painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel whose hand is Adam touching?
Jesus'
St. Peter's
Eve'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?
toe
nose
finger
jaw
11. What did Michelangelo design for the city of Florence?
Aquaducts
Military fortification
Sewer system
Town hall
12. What building did Michelangelo design?
Leaning Tower of Pisa
St. Peter's Basilica
Ponte Vecchio
Uffizi Gallery
13. Approximately how many figures did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
50
100
500
300
14. The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of which building?
St. Peter's Basilica
Santa Maria della Salute
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Sistine Chapel
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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