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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. Who did the city of Florence go to war with in 1424?
(a) Duke of Naples.
(b) Duke of Rome.
(c) Duke of Milan.
(d) Duke of Venice.

2. In what year was the Alberti clan banished from Florence?
(a) 1412.
(b) 1414.
(c) 1413.
(d) 1411.

3. What nationality was the man who built the aqueduct in Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) Italian.
(b) French.
(c) English.
(d) Roman.

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

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. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?

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

3. Who were the two main characters in "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

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

5. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?

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