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