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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What tool did Leon Battista Alberti create to survey the Roman ruins?
(a) Microscope.
(b) Compass.
(c) Sifter.
(d) Astrolabe.

3. What type of problems did buildings of large dimensions cause?
(a) Time restraints.
(b) Moral.
(c) Construction.
(d) Architectural.

4. How many pounds of bronze were melted for the Baptistery doors in Florence?
(a) 36,000 lbs.
(b) 35,000 lbs.
(c) 37,000 lbs.
(d) 34,000 lbs.

5. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) Filippo Datus.
(b) Nonius Datus.
(c) Lorenzo Datus.
(d) Johan Datus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the author say the atmosphere in Rome was like?

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

3. Who were the two main characters in "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

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

5. How many different types of bricks were required in the construction of the cupola at the Santa Maria del Fiore?

(see the answer key)

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