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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 long had they been planning the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore before the construction began?
(a) 60 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 80 years.
(d) 70 years.

2. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) August 7, 1420.
(b) August 10, 1420.
(c) August 9, 1420.
(d) August 8, 1420.

3. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) Johan Datus.
(b) Filippo Datus.
(c) Lorenzo Datus.
(d) Nonius Datus.

4. What was Filippo's nickname?
(a) Fili.
(b) Phil.
(c) Pip.
(d) Pippo.

5. When were work sheds erected in Cava di Trassinaia?
(a) March 1424.
(b) March 1423.
(c) March 1422.
(d) March 1421.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

5. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?

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