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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17 and 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?
(a) Saw.
(b) Pick.
(c) Axe.
(d) Chisel.

2. How many people entered the lantern designing contest for the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 5.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

3. What type of problems did buildings of large dimensions cause?
(a) Time restraints.
(b) Architectural.
(c) Construction.
(d) Moral.

4. What did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of?
(a) Nobles.
(b) Marriage.
(c) Family.
(d) The Opera.

5. How many stone masons worked at Cava di Trassinaia after the work sheds were erected?
(a) 22.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?

2. What type of operation was bronze casting in the middle ages?

3. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?

4. What was Filippo's nickname?

5. When did work begin on the device Filippo created to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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