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

2. What nationality was the man who built the aqueduct in Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) English.
(b) Italian.
(c) French.
(d) Roman.

3. Who were the two main characters in "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?
(a) Antonia and Cosimo Medici.
(b) Agnolo and Nicola de' Medici.
(c) Cosimo Medici and Agnolo.
(d) Cosimo and Nicola Medici.

4. What type of diversity did the story of the Tower of Babel account for?
(a) Race.
(b) Gender.
(c) Educational.
(d) Linguistic.

5. What else did the brick makers in Florence mold in their kilns?
(a) Granite.
(b) Sandstone.
(c) Marble.
(d) Limestone.

Short Answer Questions

1. What angle did the final layer of bricks on the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore lie at?

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

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

4. When was Historia Florentinorum written?

5. How long had they been planning the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore before the construction began?

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