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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. Who had been commissioned to create the box where the remains were supposed to be displayed in at Santa Maria del Fiore's consecration ceremony?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Filippo.
(c) Lorenzo.
(d) John.

2. What famous member of the Medici family was exiled in 1433?
(a) Pier.
(b) Savestro.
(c) Cosimo.
(d) Giovanni.

3. How long did the pope stay in Florence after his arrival in January 1419?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 22 months.
(c) 23 months.
(d) 21 months.

4. What did a bishop have concerns about in the fifteenth century regarding Florence's churches?
(a) Corpses defiling the church.
(b) Structures not being secure.
(c) Corruption in the papacy.
(d) Thieves breaking in.

5. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 500.
(b) 300.
(c) 350.
(d) 400.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the majority of the exterior of the Santa Maria del Fiore tiled in?

3. Where was the dome designing contest being held?

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

5. Who did the city of Florence go to war with in 1424?

(see the answer key)

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