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

2. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?
(a) Offices.
(b) Storage.
(c) Tombs.
(d) Prisons.

3. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

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

5. In what year did Filippo become a master goldsmith?
(a) 1401.
(b) 1399.
(c) 1400.
(d) 1398.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who rediscovered the book "On Aqueducts"?

4. Who wrote the book "On Aqueducts"?

5. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?

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