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

2. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?
(a) Fabbricare.
(b) Constatazione.
(c) Popolo minuto.
(d) Bravo lavoratore.

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

4. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 3 years.

5. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?
(a) Sculpture.
(b) Goldsmithing.
(c) Construction.
(d) Painting.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

2. What was Filippo's nickname?

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

4. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?

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

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