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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 did the Italian word for the building trade workers mean?
(a) Small people.
(b) Little people.
(c) Important people.
(d) Regular people.

2. What happened to the winner of the wooden chain designing contest when the time came to build the chain?
(a) He broke his arm.
(b) He became very ill.
(c) His design didn't work.
(d) He broke his leg.

3. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?
(a) Descriptio urbis Romae.
(b) Roma Sotterranea.
(c) Roma instaurata.
(d) Mirabilia urbis romae.

4. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?
(a) San Giovanni.
(b) Galluzzo.
(c) Arcetri.
(d) Novoli.

5. What was the prize for creating a wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 100 florins.
(b) 200 florins.
(c) 150 florins.
(d) 250 florins.

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease killed 4/5 of Florence's population in 1348?

2. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?

3. When was the winning design for the wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore chosen?

4. Who rediscovered the book "On Aqueducts"?

5. Where was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?

(see the answer key)

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