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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 Italian word for the building trade workers?
(a) Bravo lavoratore.
(b) Fabbricare.
(c) Popolo minuto.
(d) Constatazione.

2. What was Filippo's father's first name?
(a) Severali.
(b) Ser.
(c) Serentino.
(d) Serphani.

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

4. Who built a bronze statue of St. Matthew for the church of Orsanmichele in 1422?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Filippo.
(c) Johan.
(d) Antonio.

5. In what year did Filippo permanently return to Florence?
(a) 1419.
(b) 1417.
(c) 1416.
(d) 1418.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. Who were the two main characters in "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

3. When did work begin on the device Filippo created to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?

5. How long did those participating in the dome designing contest have to complete their proposals?

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