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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the Roman high road from the south?
(a) Angaria.
(b) Via Appia.
(c) Vereda.
(d) Currus.

2. What was the name of the pope that arrived in Florence in January 1419?
(a) Pope Gregory XII.
(b) Pope Martin V.
(c) Pope Eugene IV.
(d) Pope Nicholas IV.

3. In what year did the worst outbreak of the Black Death in Florence occur?
(a) 1401.
(b) 1403.
(c) 1400.
(d) 1402.

4. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?
(a) Lorenzo Bruni.
(b) John Bruni.
(c) Filippo Bruni.
(d) Leonardo Bruni.

5. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?
(a) Bronze doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(b) Design for dome at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(c) Design for lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(d) Design for lantern at Baptistery of San Giovanni.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?

3. Where was the cathedral located that Filippo gave advice on the construction of in 1412?

4. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?

5. How long did those participating in the dome designing contest have to complete their proposals?

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