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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?
Simoni ✓
Buonarroti ✓
Giuliano ✓
Lodovico ✓
2. Where was Michelangelo born?
Pisa ✓
Venice ✓
Mantua ✓
Caprese ✓
3. At the age of 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to what respected painter?
Giotto ✓
Andrea del Verrocchio ✓
Domenico Ghirlandaio ✓
Poliziano ✓
4. Michelangelo was sent to which powerful family to continue his training under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni?
Medici ✓
Borgia ✓
Sforza ✓
Pazzi ✓
5. What sculpture was not made by Michelangelo?
Venus of Urbino ✓
Bacchus ✓
Battle of the Centaurs ✓
Madonna of the Steps ✓
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 Pieta ✓
Primavera ✓
The Deposition ✓
Mose ✓
7. Where is the statue of David located since 1873?
Florence Cathedral ✓
Uffizi Gallery ✓
Palazzo Vecchio ✓
Accademia Gallery of Florence ✓
8. How many scenes from the Bible did Michelangelo paint on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?
12 ✓
9 ✓
15 ✓
4 ✓
9. In the scene of the Creation of Adam painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel whose hand is Adam touching?
St. Peter's ✓
God's ✓
Jesus' ✓
Eve'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?
finger ✓
jaw ✓
nose ✓
toe ✓
11. What did Michelangelo design for the city of Florence?
Military fortification ✓
Town hall ✓
Aquaducts ✓
Sewer system ✓
12. What building did Michelangelo design?
Ponte Vecchio ✓
Uffizi Gallery ✓
St. Peter's Basilica ✓
Leaning Tower of Pisa ✓
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?
Santa Maria della Salute ✓
Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore ✓
St. Peter's Basilica ✓
Sistine Chapel ✓
15. How many children did Michelangelo have with the poet Vittoria Colonna?
Two sons ✓
None ✓
Three daughters and two sons ✓
A son and a daughter ✓
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