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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was "On the Tranquility of the Soul" written?
(a) 1441.
(b) 1443.
(c) 1442.
(d) 1444.

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

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

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

5. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?
(a) Senza nome famiglia.
(b) Famiglia nome Uomini.
(c) Uomini nome e famiglia.
(d) Uomini senza nome e famiglia.

6. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?
(a) Roma instaurata.
(b) Descriptio urbis Romae.
(c) Mirabilia urbis romae.
(d) Roma Sotterranea.

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

8. How long had they been planning the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore before the construction began?
(a) 70 years.
(b) 50 years.
(c) 60 years.
(d) 80 years.

9. Who won the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Filippo.
(b) Johan.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Lorenzo.

10. What was Filippo's father's first name?
(a) Serphani.
(b) Ser.
(c) Severali.
(d) Serentino.

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

12. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?
(a) Painting.
(b) Goldsmithing.
(c) Construction.
(d) Sculpture.

13. What did the majority of architectural commissions that Filippo received in 1419 include?
(a) Lanterns.
(b) Cupolas.
(c) Domes.
(d) Staircases.

14. When were work sheds erected in Cava di Trassinaia?
(a) March 1422.
(b) March 1423.
(c) March 1424.
(d) March 1421.

15. What did Cimabue mean?
(a) Cow head.
(b) Boars head.
(c) Ox head.
(d) Sheep head.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?

3. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?

4. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?

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

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