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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was a rota magna used for?
(a) Lifting men.
(b) Lifting heavy stones.
(c) Lifting heavy beams.
(d) Lifting heavy marble.

3. When was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?
(a) 1430s.
(b) 1440s.
(c) 1450s.
(d) 1420s.

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

5. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?
(a) Allegieri.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Botticelli.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?

3. What did the Italian word for the building trade workers mean?

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

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

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