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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 feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?
(a) Creating a new invention.
(b) Carrying loads of heavy stone on his back.
(c) Piercing an iron breastplate with an arrow.
(d) Slaying a huge beast.

2. What did the author say the atmosphere in Rome was like?
(a) Hucksterish.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Disappointing.
(d) Thrilling.

3. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) How to create a circular structure.
(b) How to lift the heavy building materials above the ground.
(c) How to mold marble.
(d) How to get the workers to the level of the dome.

4. What did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of?
(a) The Opera.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Nobles.
(d) Family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What work skill was Filippo best known for prior to 1418?

2. Where was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?

3. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?

4. How long did the pope stay in Florence after his arrival in January 1419?

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

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