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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?
(a) Prisons.
(b) Offices.
(c) Tombs.
(d) Storage.

3. Who was the pope in 1436?
(a) Clement VII.
(b) Boniface IX.
(c) Eugenius IV.
(d) Leo X.

4. How many months before the consecration of the Santa Maria del Fiore dome did Lorenzo's position as capomaestro end?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

5. How many sets of stairs were in Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 6.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the majority of architectural commissions that Filippo received in 1419 include?

2. What was the meaning of Santa Maria del Fiore?

3. Who wrote "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

4. What were the ties made of that were used to stabilize the walls in the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. In what year did Lorenzo Ghiberti complete "Doors of Paradise"?

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