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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 Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?
(a) Santa Reparata.
(b) Santa Del Fuorte.
(c) Santa Advantia.
(d) Santa Italia.

2. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) John Ghiberti.
(b) Cosimo Ghiberti.
(c) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(d) Angelo Ghiberti.

3. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?
(a) Octagonal.
(b) Square.
(c) Circular.
(d) Cylindrical.

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

5. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?
(a) Arcetri.
(b) San Giovanni.
(c) Galluzzo.
(d) Novoli.

Short Answer Questions

1. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?

2. What was the name of the Roman high road from the south?

3. What did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of?

4. What did the majority of architectural commissions that Filippo received in 1419 include?

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

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