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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. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?
(a) 350,000.
(b) 400,000.
(c) 300,000.
(d) 450,000.

2. How many pounds of bronze were melted for the Baptistery doors in Florence?
(a) 34,000 lbs.
(b) 37,000 lbs.
(c) 36,000 lbs.
(d) 35,000 lbs.

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

4. How many colors of marble were ordered to cover the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 4.

5. How much money would the winning designer of the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore win?
(a) 270 Florins.
(b) 250 Florins.
(c) 200 Florins.
(d) 260 Florins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did the author describe the hills surrounding Florence in the 1400s?

2. In what year was the Alberti clan banished from Florence?

3. Why was Lorenzo immune from arrest in 1433?

4. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?

5. At what temperature were bricks fired in Florence in the 1400's?

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