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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?
(a) Santa Croce.
(b) Carrara.
(c) Lucca.
(d) Prato.

2. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?
(a) Storage.
(b) Tombs.
(c) Offices.
(d) Prisons.

3. Where was the cathedral located that Filippo gave advice on the construction of in 1412?
(a) Santa Croce.
(b) Prato.
(c) Lucca.
(d) Carrara.

4. In what year did Filippo permanently return to Florence?
(a) 1419.
(b) 1417.
(c) 1416.
(d) 1418.

5. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 14,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?

3. What group commissioned the majority of the projects that Filippo worked on in 1419?

4. What did the Italian word for the building trade workers mean?

5. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?

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