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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. How many trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 250.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 150.

2. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) John Ghiberti.
(b) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(c) Angelo Ghiberti.
(d) Cosimo Ghiberti.

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

4. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?
(a) Santa Croce.
(b) Lucca.
(c) Carrara.
(d) Prato.

5. What river bank downstream from Florence did Filippo have leveled in 1420?
(a) Arno.
(b) Adige.
(c) Ponte Vecchio.
(d) Piave.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?

2. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?

3. How many pounds of bronze were melted for the Baptistery doors in Florence?

4. How much did Filippo make per month while working at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?

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