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

2. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?
(a) Filippo Bruni.
(b) Leonardo Bruni.
(c) John Bruni.
(d) Lorenzo Bruni.

3. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) August 7, 1420.
(b) August 9, 1420.
(c) August 10, 1420.
(d) August 8, 1420.

4. 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) Iron.
(d) Steel.

5. How many years had it taken to build the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 143.
(b) 142.
(c) 140.
(d) 141.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many religious feasts were held each week in Florence during Filippo's time?

2. In what year did Filippo begin rebuilding the Augustinian church of Santo Spirito?

3. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?

4. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?

5. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?

(see the answer key)

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