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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 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.

2. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?
(a) 87.
(b) 88.
(c) 86.
(d) 89.

3. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?
(a) Square.
(b) Octagonal.
(c) Circular.
(d) Cylindrical.

4. How much did Filippo make per month while working at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 6 florins.
(b) 5 florins.
(c) 4 florins.
(d) 3 florins.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Filippo permanently return to Florence?

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

3. Who wrote "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

4. What angle did the final layer of bricks on the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore lie at?

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

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