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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Mahogany.
(d) Walnut.

2. Why did most architects from the middle ages remain anonymous?
(a) To concentrate on their work.
(b) To avoid prejudice.
(c) To avoid being shunned.
(d) Because they didn't want their identity to take away from their skills.

3. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

4. How many steps were there to the summit of Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 465.
(b) 466.
(c) 463.
(d) 464.

5. What were the ties made of that were used to stabilize the walls in the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Marble.
(b) Iron.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron and wood.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many miles from Florence was the town that bianchi marmi came from?

2. What group in Florence ordered the most bianchi marmi?

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

4. Who plagiarized Filippo's lantern design?

5. What happened to the winner of the wooden chain designing contest when the time came to build the chain?

(see the answer key)

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