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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. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) August 9, 1420.
(b) August 7, 1420.
(c) August 8, 1420.
(d) August 10, 1420.

2. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 12,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 13,000.

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

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

5. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?
(a) Mahogany.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was created after Filippo's device for the Santa Maria del Fiore was finished?

3. When did work begin on the device Filippo created to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

(see the answer key)

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