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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) John Ghiberti.
(b) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(c) Angelo Ghiberti.
(d) Cosimo Ghiberti.

2. How old was the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) 10.
(b) 7.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

3. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?
(a) Santa Reparata.
(b) Santa Del Fuorte.
(c) Santa Advantia.
(d) Santa Italia.

4. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?
(a) Leonardo Bruni.
(b) Filippo Bruni.
(c) John Bruni.
(d) Lorenzo Bruni.

5. How many trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 200.
(b) 100.
(c) 150.
(d) 250.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?

3. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

4. What Roman ruins were built with the forced labor of early Christians?

5. What did the majority of architectural commissions that Filippo received in 1419 include?

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