Medici Family

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1. What trade did the Medici family deal in before they became masters of Florence? Armour Making Goldsmiths Silk Weaving Banking

2. Just two years before becoming Masters of Florence the entire Medici family was exiled from Florence. True False

3. What was the name of the man that effectively started the Medici dynasty in Florence by helping the people of the city overthrow their previous rulers in 1434? Lorenzo de Medici Cosimo de Medici Giovanni de Medici Piero de Medici

4. The words 'Pater patriae' were carved on the the tomb of the first Medici ruler. What does this mean in English? "Founder of the Dynasty" "Saviour of Our City" "Parent to All" "Father of the Country"

5. Late in the fifthteen century Florence reached its "golden age". Under the reign of Lorenzo de Medici Florence became known as "the first city of the Renaissance". When did he rule? 1480-1504 1455-1473 1469-1492 1438-1461

6. Which of these diseases plagued many members of the Medici family? Colour blindness Haemophilia Gout Porphyria

7. Lorenzo's work in building Florence's splendour was widely known and as such he was given a nickname. What was that nickname? The Great The Fantastic The Second The Magnificent

8. Despite all Lorenzo's successes there were those that wished him harm. In the spring of 1478 there was a conspiracy to overthrow the Medici by murdering both Lorenzo and his brother, Giuliano. What was the name of the conspiracy? Pazzi Conspiracy Medici Plot Medici Conspiracy Florentine Conspiracy

9. Lorenzo was known for his love of art. Which artist, when his poverty became made apparent, did Lorenzo give a room in the Medici palace to stay in and money to continue studying art? Michelangelo Raphael Leonardo da Vinci Brunelleschi

10. When Lorenzo died in 1492, he was succeeded by his son, who did not seem to process the brilliance of his father and under whose rule the Medici were temporarily overthrown. What was the name of Lorenzo's successor? Lorenzo Giovanni Galeazzo Piero

11. When the Medici were temporarily overthrown, Florence came under the rule of a fanatical, puritanical monk, named Savonarola, who turned Florence into a backward city. True False

12. When the Medicis were temporarily overthrown, Lorenzo's eldest son was killed in an attempt to recapture the city. However Lorenzo's other son, Giovanni, managed to escape the city disguised as what? Merchant woman A lion The Holy Roman Emperor Poor friar

13. Giovanni Medici led an interesting life. After all his troubles he later grew up to be, of all things, elected Pope. What name did he take? Answer: (name & Roman numeral)

14. Giovanni died in 1521 but he was not the last of the Medicis to hold the title of Pope. In 1523 Giulio de Medici became Pope Clement VII. Was relation was he to Giovanni? Grandson Brother Cousin Son

15. The Medici family penetrated many parts of the European hierarchy. The most famous would have to be Catherine de Medici, great granddaughter of Lorenzo, who effectively became ruler of France in the late sixteenth century. Whom did she marry to gain this postion? Francis I of France Charles VIII of France Henry II of France Henry II of England