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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years did it take to fire enough bricks for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 15.
(b) 16.
(c) 13.
(d) 14.

2. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Allegieri.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Botticelli.

3. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?
(a) 450,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 350,000.

4. What was the meaning of Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Our Lady of Justice.
(b) Our Lady of Means.
(c) Our Lady of Poverty.
(d) Our Lady of the Flower.

5. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 300.
(b) 500.
(c) 350.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

1. What river bank downstream from Florence did Filippo have leveled in 1420?

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

3. What did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of?

4. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?

5. Who wrote "Divine Comedy"?

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