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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 a rota magna used for?
(a) Lifting heavy beams.
(b) Lifting men.
(c) Lifting heavy marble.
(d) Lifting heavy stones.

2. When was Historia Florentinorum written?
(a) 1490s.
(b) 1510s.
(c) 1520s.
(d) 1500s.

3. Who won the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Johan.
(c) Filippo.
(d) Antonio.

4. 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 mold marble.
(c) How to get the workers to the level of the dome.
(d) How to lift the heavy building materials above the ground.

5. How old was the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) 7.
(b) 9.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?

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

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

4. What was the meaning of Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

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