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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. How much money would the winning designer of the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore win?
(a) 200 Florins.
(b) 250 Florins.
(c) 260 Florins.
(d) 270 Florins.

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

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

4. Who had been the original architect of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Andrea Pisano.
(b) Giovanni di Simone.
(c) Pietro Bassegio.
(d) Arnolfo di Cambio.

5. What was Filippo's father's first name?
(a) Serphani.
(b) Severali.
(c) Serentino.
(d) Ser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?

2. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

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?

5. In what year did the worst outbreak of the Black Death in Florence occur?

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