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Michelangelo Buonarroti was one of the most famous artist in

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73. Where did he paint the Sistine Chapel?

A) In Vatican.

B) In Venus.

C) InRome.

D) In Florence.

E) In Florida.

history. He was a painter, a sculptor, an architect, and a poet. He created some of the world's most beautiful and most famous paintings and statues.

Michelangelo was born in 1475 in a small Italian town near Florence. At the age of twelve, he was apprenticed to Ghirlandaio, a well-known Italian artist.

He learnt to draw by copying other artists' paintings. He soon became

interested in sculpture, too. At the age of 21, he went to Rome, and began to create the works of art that made him famous all over the world.

Michelangelo's first great work was the Pieta for St Peter's Cathedral. This statue shows Jesus Christ in the arms of the Virgin Mary after his death on the cross.

Michelangelo then went to Florence, where he produced his famous statue of David. It is 18 feet high and carved from a solid piece of marble. The Statue is so lifelike that it seems ready to spring into action. We have a copy of this statue in the Pushkin Fine Arts Museum.

At the age of 30 he was called to Rome and for the next 30 years he worked there for a succession of Popes.

.In 1508, he began painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. He spent more than twenty years painfully lying on his back on a scaffold, painting the figures and Biblical scenes on half of the ceiling. After a long rest, he completed the second half in about a year. People consider the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel to be one of the world's greatest and most amazing works of art.

Michelangelo embodied the perfect multi-talented Renaissance man.

His influence on later artists is immense.

71. Whern did he produce his famous statue of David?

A) In Florida.

B) In Florence.

C) In France.

D) In Rome.

E) In Russia.

74. How many years did he spend painting the figures and Biblical scenes on halfat the ceiling?

A) 20 months.

B) 12 years.

C) 20 years.

D) 3 years.

E) 2 years.

75. When was he apprenticed to Ghirlandaio?

A) At the age 15.

B) At the age 12.

C) At the age 20.

D) At the age 13.

E) At the age of 2.

76. What kind of work is the Pieta for st Peter's Cathedral?

A) His first great work.

B) His first bad work.

C) His worst work.

D) His good work.

E) His last work.

77. When did he go to Rome?

A) At the age of 12.

B) At the age of 20.

C) At the age of 22.

D) At the age of 2.

E) At the age of 21.

72. When did he start painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Vatican? A) 1580..

B) 1588.

C) 1508.

D) 1506.

E) 1509.

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80. Who consumes the largest amount of strong drinks sold in Luxembourg?

A) Old people.

B) Pregnant women.

smokers. As for to the Finns, they are people most inclined to suicide. Statistics is often boring, but here are some curious facts from the Statistical directory of the European Union.

So, the most persistent employees of the Old World are the British. The average duration of their working week makes 44 hours. One of the factors explaining the high diligence of inhabitants of the Foggy Island well, is the very high rent.

Sweden takes the first place on the continent in the number of illegitimate children more than 50 percent of all the newborn. The last on this index is Greece: quite probably by virtue of old tradition according to which at first signs of pregnancy the young pair is immediately to be married. It doesn't matter whether the groom wants it or not.

The largest families are in Ireland, probably under the influence of the Catholic church, which resists all measures restricting the birth rate. Whereas the smallest number of children is registered in Spanish families. Now everything concerting alcoholic drinks. The largest amount of wine, beer and strong drinks is sold in Luxembourg. However most of it is consumed by the visitors the French, the Germans and the Belgians. For this reason the locals in Luxembourg are not reputed as the biggest consumers of alcohol. This honor belongs to the French. The Swedes consume the least of alcohol. The tax on the drinks is very high there.

78. What is the average duration of the working week of the British?

A) 39 hours.

B) 44 hours.

C) 42 hours.

D) 40 hours.

E) 41 hours.

79. One of the factors explaining the high diligence of inhabitants of the Foggy Island is...

A) The largest duration of the working week.

B) The very high tax on the drinks.

C) The largest number of children in families.

D) The very high rent.

E) The highest AIDS level.

C) Children.

D) The visitors.

E) The locals in Luxembourg.

81. What country takes the first place on the continent in the number of illegitimate children?

A) Gennany.

B) Sweden.

C) Greece.

D) France.

E) Russia.

82. Who is most inclined to suicide?

A) The Hreeks.

B) The English.

C) The Finns.

D) The Germans.

E) The Russian.

83. Where the smallest number of children is registered?

A) Germany.

B) Sweden.

C) France.

D) Spain.

E) Greece.

84. Where is the largest amount of strong drinks sold?

A) France.

B) Luxembourg.

C) Russia.

D) Greece.

E) Germany.

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