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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 was a rota magna?
(a) A hoist.
(b) A crane.
(c) A pulley.
(d) Great wheel.

2. What was the city of Rome known as?
(a) City of Lights.
(b) City of the Renaissance.
(c) The Eternal City.
(d) City of Love.

3. Who called Florence "that beautiful and famous daughter of Rome"?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Dante.
(d) Brunelleschi.

4. Where was the dome designing contest being held?
(a) Milan, Italy.
(b) Florence, Italy.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Venice, Italy.

5. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?
(a) Senza nome famiglia.
(b) Uomini senza nome e famiglia.
(c) Uomini nome e famiglia.
(d) Famiglia nome Uomini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the pope that arrived in Florence in January 1419?

2. How many people were left in Rome after the Black Death outbreak of 1348?

3. When was "On the Tranquility of the Soul" written?

4. What was Filippo's nickname?

5. What did Filippo create to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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