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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3 and 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who called Florence "that beautiful and famous daughter of Rome"?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Dante.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Brunelleschi.

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

3. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?
(a) Carrara.
(b) Prato.
(c) Santa Croce.
(d) Lucca.

4. What did the author say the atmosphere in Rome was like?
(a) Hucksterish.
(b) Disappointing.
(c) Thrilling.
(d) Dangerous.

5. What disease killed 4/5 of Florence's population in 1348?
(a) Botulism.
(b) Polio.
(c) Typhoid Fever.
(d) Black Death.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?

3. How much money would the winning designer of the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore win?

4. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?

5. Who had been the original architect of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

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