- 1. When did Cosimo di Medici begin Medici rule in Florence?
A) 1434
B) 1300
C) 1600
D) 1500
- 2. Which city did Cosimo establish diplomatic relations with to strengthen his rule?
A) Venice
B) Milan
C) Rome
D) Naples
- 3. In what year did Cosimo di Medici die?
A) 1464
B) 1475
C) 1450
D) 1489
- 4. What title did the people of Florence give Cosimo di Medici as a sign of respect and gratitude?
A) Dux Florentiae
B) Rex Florentiae
C) Princeps Civitatis
D) Pater Patriae
- 5. What banking institution did Cosimo di Medici found?
A) Florentine Bank
B) Banco Medici
C) Banca dei Medici
D) Medici Bank
- 6. Which city did Cosimo di Medici work to improve by introducing enlightened policies?
A) Rome
B) Florence
C) Milan
D) Venice
- 7. What trade was the Medici family primarily involved in?
A) Farming
B) Textiles
C) Shipbuilding
D) Banking
- 8. Which humanist thinker did Cosimo patronize, contributing to the Renaissance in Florence?
A) Marsilio Ficino
B) Niccolò Machiavelli
C) Girolamo Savonarola
D) Pico della Mirandola
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