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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. How many people were left in Rome after the Black Death outbreak of 1348?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 40,000.

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

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

4. What work skill was Filippo best known for prior to 1418?
(a) Experiment in linear perspective.
(b) Construction skills.
(c) Creativity.
(d) Design skills.

5. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?
(a) Design for lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(b) Bronze doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(c) Design for lantern at Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(d) Design for dome at Santa Maria del Fiore.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Florence "that beautiful and famous daughter of Rome"?

2. Who did Filippo build a house for in 1412?

3. What was the meaning of Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. In what year did Filippo become a master goldsmith?

5. What was the city of Rome known as?

(see the answer key)

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