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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. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Pine.
(b) Oak.
(c) Maple.
(d) Fir.

2. Where was the dome designing contest being held?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Milan, Italy.
(c) Venice, Italy.
(d) Rome, Italy.

3. What feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?
(a) Slaying a huge beast.
(b) Creating a new invention.
(c) Piercing an iron breastplate with an arrow.
(d) Carrying loads of heavy stone on his back.

4. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?
(a) Constatazione.
(b) Bravo lavoratore.
(c) Fabbricare.
(d) Popolo minuto.

5. What happened to the winner of the wooden chain designing contest when the time came to build the chain?
(a) He broke his leg.
(b) He became very ill.
(c) His design didn't work.
(d) He broke his arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What angle did the final layer of bricks on the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore lie at?

2. What did Cimabue mean?

3. What was the city of Rome known as?

4. In what year were cracks discovered in the side walls of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. When did Leon Battista Alberti write his famous description of the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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