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