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