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