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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7 and 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?
(a) Pick.
(b) Chisel.
(c) Saw.
(d) Axe.

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

3. Who created the model for the item that was developed after Filippo's device was finished?
(a) Jacopo di Niccolo.
(b) Jacopo Andreas.
(c) Jacopo Ghiberti.
(d) Jacopo Medici.

4. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?
(a) Prisons.
(b) Offices.
(c) Storage.
(d) Tombs.

5. When were work sheds erected in Cava di Trassinaia?
(a) March 1422.
(b) March 1423.
(c) March 1424.
(d) March 1421.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Where was the dome designing contest being held?

4. In what year did the worst outbreak of the Black Death in Florence occur?

5. What did the author say the atmosphere in Rome was like?

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