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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who won the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Filippo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Johan.
(d) Lorenzo.

2. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) Andrea Duomo.
(b) Andrea Ghiberti.
(c) Andrea Cavalcanti.
(d) Andrea Michaleo.

3. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?
(a) Men without name or family.
(b) Men without a name.
(c) Men without family.
(d) Men of least importance.

4. Who was at Filippo's side when he died?
(a) One of the wardens.
(b) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(c) His cousin.
(d) His son.

5. What type of problems did buildings of large dimensions cause?
(a) Architectural.
(b) Construction.
(c) Time restraints.
(d) Moral.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?

2. How many people entered the lantern designing contest for the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

3. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?

4. Who had been the original architect of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. What was a rota magna used for?

(see the answer key)

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