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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. At what temperature were bricks fired in Florence in the 1400's?
(a) 1,500 degrees celsius.
(b) 2,500 degrees celsius.
(c) 2,000 degrees celsius.
(d) 1,000 degrees celsius.

2. What were the ties made of that were used to stabilize the walls in the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Iron and wood.
(b) Marble.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

3. Who commissioned the St. Matthew statue for the church of Orsanmichele?
(a) Bricklayers Guild.
(b) Architect's Guild.
(c) Stonemasons Guild.
(d) Bankers Guild.

4. How many masons at Santa Maria del Fiore were fired in December 1430?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 60.
(d) 70.

5. Whose iron rod model was destroyed after Filippo presented his model?
(a) Cosimo di Fioravanti's.
(b) Lorenzo di Fioravanti's.
(c) Neri di Fioravanti's.
(d) John di Fioravanti's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Cimabue mean?

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

3. What did the majority of architectural commissions that Filippo received in 1419 include?

4. When did work begin on the device Filippo created to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. When did the city of Florence sign a truce with their enemy from 1424?

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