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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 feast in Florence in 1436 was the most spectacular of that year?
(a) Consecration Feast.
(b) Feast of Annunciation.
(c) Saint's Feast.
(d) Feast of the people.

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

3. How much was Filippo's pay cut during the war of 1424?
(a) 80 florins.
(b) 50 florins.
(c) 70 florins.
(d) 60 florins.

4. When was the winning design for the wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore chosen?
(a) August, 1423.
(b) August, 1426.
(c) August, 1424.
(d) August, 1425.

5. Who was the pope in 1436?
(a) Eugenius IV.
(b) Boniface IX.
(c) Clement VII.
(d) Leo X.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?

2. How many architectural commissions did Filippo receive in 1419?

3. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

5. What happened to the winner of the wooden chain designing contest when the time came to build the chain?

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