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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 did Filippo build a house for in 1412?
(a) Cosimo Medici.
(b) Apollonio Medici.
(c) Cosimo Lapi.
(d) Apollonio Lapi.

2. What was Filippo's nickname?
(a) Pip.
(b) Phil.
(c) Pippo.
(d) Fili.

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

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

5. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?
(a) Botticelli.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Allegieri.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Filippo permanently return to Florence?

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

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. Where was the dome designing contest being held?

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

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