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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. What was the meaning of Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Our Lady of the Flower.
(b) Our Lady of Means.
(c) Our Lady of Justice.
(d) Our Lady of Poverty.

2. Where was the cathedral located that Filippo gave advice on the construction of in 1412?
(a) Carrara.
(b) Lucca.
(c) Santa Croce.
(d) Prato.

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

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

5. What Roman ruins were built with the forced labor of early Christians?
(a) Constantine's Arch.
(b) The Baths of Diocletian.
(c) Colosseum.
(d) Domus Aruea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?

2. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?

3. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?

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

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

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