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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Florentine mercenaries attack Lucca?
(a) October, 1429.
(b) September, 1429.
(c) November, 1429.
(d) December, 1429.

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

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

4. When was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?
(a) 1450s.
(b) 1440s.
(c) 1420s.
(d) 1430s.

5. What angle did the final layer of bricks on the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore lie at?
(a) 60 degrees.
(b) 90 degrees.
(c) 70 degrees.
(d) 80 degrees.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years did it take to fire enough bricks for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. From what town in Italy did bianchi marmi marble come from?

3. What work skill was Filippo best known for prior to 1418?

4. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?

5. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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