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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. How many architectural commissions did Filippo receive in 1419?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

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

3. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?
(a) Men without a name.
(b) Men of least importance.
(c) Men without family.
(d) Men without name or family.

4. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?
(a) 87.
(b) 86.
(c) 89.
(d) 88.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?

3. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?

4. What type of sandstone was used for grindstones in the middle ages?

5. How many trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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