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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 competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?
(a) Design for lantern at Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(b) Bronze doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(c) Design for dome at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(d) Design for lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore.

2. When did the city of Florence sign a truce with their enemy from 1424?
(a) 1431.
(b) 1429.
(c) 1430.
(d) 1428.

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

4. How many bricks could the average kiln hold?
(a) 25,000.
(b) 30,000.
(c) 35,000.
(d) 20,000.

5. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) How to mold marble.
(b) How to create a circular structure.
(c) How to get the workers to the level of the dome.
(d) How to lift the heavy building materials above the ground.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

3. How much money would the winning designer of the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore win?

4. How many masons at Santa Maria del Fiore were fired in December 1430?

5. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?

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