Biography Quiz - Michelangelo

1. What was not part of Michelangelo's full name?

2. Where was Michelangelo born?

3. At the age of 13, Michelangelo was apprenticed to what respected painter?

4. Michelangelo was sent to which powerful family to continue his training under the sculptor Bertoldo di Geovanni?

5. What sculpture was not made by Michelangelo?

6. What is the name of Michelangelo's sculpture that shows Jesus after he was crucified lying on the lap of his mother Mary?

7. Where is the statue of David located since 1873?

8. How many scenes from the Bible did Michelangelo paint on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

9. In the scene of the Creation of Adam painted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel whose hand is Adam touching?

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?

11. What did Michelangelo design for the city of Florence?

12. What building did Michelangelo design?

13. Approximately how many figures did Michelangelo paint on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

14. The Last Judgment is a fresco by Michelangelo covering the whole altar wall of which building?

15. How many children did Michelangelo have with the poet Vittoria Colonna?