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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the name of the Roman high road from the south?
(a) Angaria.
(b) Via Appia.
(c) Vereda.
(d) Currus.

3. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?
(a) 12,000.
(b) 14,000.
(c) 13,000.
(d) 15,000.

4. Who ultimately built the wooden chain?
(a) Antonio.
(b) Filippo.
(c) Johan.
(d) Lorenzo.

5. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?
(a) Bravo lavoratore.
(b) Constatazione.
(c) Fabbricare.
(d) Popolo minuto.

6. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?
(a) Santa Italia.
(b) Santa Advantia.
(c) Santa Del Fuorte.
(d) Santa Reparata.

7. Where was the dome designing contest being held?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Rome, Italy.
(c) Venice, Italy.
(d) Milan, Italy.

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

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

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

11. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?
(a) Pick.
(b) Saw.
(c) Chisel.
(d) Axe.

12. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) Nonius Datus.
(b) Johan Datus.
(c) Lorenzo Datus.
(d) Filippo Datus.

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

14. What was a rota magna?
(a) A crane.
(b) A hoist.
(c) A pulley.
(d) Great wheel.

15. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?
(a) 1900 lbs.
(b) 2000 lbs.
(c) 1700 lbs.
(d) 1800 lbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Filippo in 1418?

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

3. When was Historia Florentinorum written?

4. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?

5. How many pounds of bronze were melted for the Baptistery doors in Florence?

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