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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. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 300.
(b) 350.
(c) 500.
(d) 400.

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

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

4. Who had been commissioned to create the box where the remains were supposed to be displayed in at Santa Maria del Fiore's consecration ceremony?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) John.
(c) Filippo.
(d) Antonio.

5. How many trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 250.
(b) 150.
(c) 200.
(d) 100.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?

2. What was the prize for creating a wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

3. Why was Lorenzo immune from arrest in 1433?

4. How many pounds of bronze were melted for the Baptistery doors in Florence?

5. In what year was the Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?

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