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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. What was the prize for creating a wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 100 florins.
(b) 150 florins.
(c) 200 florins.
(d) 250 florins.

2. Where was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?
(a) Rome.
(b) Monte Cassino.
(c) Florence.
(d) Carpio.

3. Who ultimately built the wooden chain?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Johan.
(d) Filippo.

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

5. How long did the brick makers in Florence have to wait to unload the kiln after the bricks were done being fired?
(a) 5 weeks.
(b) 3 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 2 weeks.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many stone masons worked at Cava di Trassinaia after the work sheds were erected?

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

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

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?

(see the answer key)

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