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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What nationality was the man who built the aqueduct in Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) French.
(b) Roman.
(c) Italian.
(d) English.

2. How old was the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 9.

3. Who had been the original architect of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Andrea Pisano.
(b) Arnolfo di Cambio.
(c) Pietro Bassegio.
(d) Giovanni di Simone.

4. When did work begin on the device Filippo created to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 1421.
(b) 1422.
(c) 1420.
(d) 1423.

5. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?
(a) 89.
(b) 86.
(c) 87.
(d) 88.

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

7. What was the meaning of Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Our Lady of Poverty.
(b) Our Lady of Justice.
(c) Our Lady of the Flower.
(d) Our Lady of Means.

8. How much did Filippo make per month while working at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 3 florins.
(b) 5 florins.
(c) 6 florins.
(d) 4 florins.

9. Who wrote "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?
(a) Juan Ruiz.
(b) Pierre Abelard.
(c) Leon Battista Alberti.
(d) Thomas Malory.

10. When was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?
(a) 1440s.
(b) 1450s.
(c) 1420s.
(d) 1430s.

11. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Fir.
(d) Maple.

12. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?
(a) San Giovanni.
(b) Galluzzo.
(c) Novoli.
(d) Arcetri.

13. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) How to mold marble.
(b) How to get the workers to the level of the dome.
(c) How to lift the heavy building materials above the ground.
(d) How to create a circular structure.

14. How many pounds of bronze were melted for the Baptistery doors in Florence?
(a) 36,000 lbs.
(b) 34,000 lbs.
(c) 35,000 lbs.
(d) 37,000 lbs.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the foundation for the Santa Maria del Fiore laid?

2. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?

3. When was the contest to find someone to create a model for the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore announced?

4. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?

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

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