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