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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 was the size of a basic brick used in Florence during the 1400s?
(a) 6 inches wide x 10 inches long.
(b) 8 inches wide x 10 inches long.
(c) 7 inches wide x 10 inches long.
(d) 5 inches wide x 10 inches long.

2. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) Cosimo Ghiberti.
(b) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(c) John Ghiberti.
(d) Angelo Ghiberti.

3. When did the wardens in charge of Santa Maria del Fiore order Filippo to speed up construction?
(a) May 1433.
(b) May 1434.
(c) May 1435.
(d) May 1436.

4. In what year were cracks discovered in the side walls of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 1431.
(b) 1432.
(c) 1429.
(d) 1430.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

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

5. What type of people were required to transport bianchi marmi marble in Italy?

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