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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 different types of bricks were required in the construction of the cupola at the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 8.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 7.

2. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?
(a) 1800 lbs.
(b) 1700 lbs.
(c) 1900 lbs.
(d) 2000 lbs.

3. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?
(a) Breathtaking.
(b) Awed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Thrilled.

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

5. In what year did the worst outbreak of the Black Death in Florence occur?
(a) 1402.
(b) 1403.
(c) 1401.
(d) 1400.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Historia Florentinorum written?

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

3. Which Italian artist was legendary for the broken nose that caused ugliness?

4. What was the prize for creating a wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. Who described the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore as being built "circle by circle"?

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