Michelangelo Quiz

For how many years did Michelangelo labor on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel before it was completed?

• Two years

• Three years

• Four years

• Five years

What was the attitude of Michelangelo's patron when the work on the Sistine Chapel's ceiling was not progressing at the desired pace?

• He was indifferent.

• He threatened to throw Michelangelo off the platform.

• He offered more money.

• He helped Michelangelo with the painting.

What did Michelangelo consider himself first and foremost?

• A painter

• A sculptor

• An architect

• A poet

Where was Michelangelo born?

• Florence

• Rome

• Milan

• Venice

Which city did Michelangelo move to after Lorenzo de’ Medici's death?

• Florence

• Rome

• Milan

• Venice

What is the name of Michelangelo's first major work in Rome that is considered the most beautiful work of marble in all of Rome?

• The Last Judgment

• The Creation of Adam

• The Pieta

• The Statue of David

Which sculpture did Michelangelo create from an enormous block of marble that had been left unused for years?

• The Last Judgment

• The Creation of Adam

• The Pieta

• An awe-inspiring statue of the young marble god

What was one of the interruptions Michelangelo faced while painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• He was called to design a statue for Pope Julius II's tomb.

• He was asked to return to Florence to work on the Medici family church.

• He was asked to paint the Last Judgment behind the altar of the Sistine Chapel.

• He was called back to Rome by Pope Julius II to design and build a three-story tomb.

How many figures from the Old Testament were included in the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel ceiling painted by Michelangelo?

• More than 300

• Exactly 150

• Less than 100

• Over 500

What was the size of the ceiling Michelangelo painted in the Sistine Chapel?

• 118 feet long and 46 feet wide

• 128 feet long and 54 feet wide

• 100 feet long and 40 feet wide

• 130 feet long and 50 feet wide