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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Italian word for the building trade workers mean?
(a) Small people.
(b) Little people.
(c) Important people.
(d) Regular people.

3. Whose remains were supposed to be displayed at Santa Maria del Fiore's consecration ceremony?
(a) St. John.
(b) St. Patrick.
(c) St. Lorenzo.
(d) St. Zenobius.

4. Who built a bronze statue of St. Matthew for the church of Orsanmichele in 1422?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Johan.
(d) Filippo.

5. In what year did Filippo permanently return to Florence?
(a) 1418.
(b) 1416.
(c) 1417.
(d) 1419.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year did the beams for the dome start arriving in Florence?

3. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?

4. Where was Filippo's body entombed after his death?

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

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