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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(b) John Ghiberti.
(c) Angelo Ghiberti.
(d) Cosimo Ghiberti.

2. Why was Lorenzo immune from arrest in 1433?
(a) He was friends with the group that was arresting people.
(b) He paid his dues.
(c) He had joined the Masons Guild.
(d) He bargained with the guild to avoid arrest.

3. What famous member of the Medici family was exiled in 1433?
(a) Giovanni.
(b) Pier.
(c) Savestro.
(d) Cosimo.

4. When did the wardens in charge of Santa Maria del Fiore order Filippo to speed up construction?
(a) May 1433.
(b) May 1436.
(c) May 1434.
(d) May 1435.

5. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?
(a) Men of least importance.
(b) Men without family.
(c) Men without a name.
(d) Men without name or family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?

2. Who commissioned the St. Matthew statue for the church of Orsanmichele?

3. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?

4. Who ultimately built the wooden chain?

5. What was the name of the pope that arrived in Florence in January 1419?

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