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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) Angelo Ghiberti.
(b) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(c) John Ghiberti.
(d) Cosimo Ghiberti.

6. What did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of?
(a) Family.
(b) The Opera.
(c) Nobles.
(d) Marriage.

7. How old was Filippo in 1418?
(a) 41.
(b) 44.
(c) 4.
(d) 42.

8. 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.

9. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?
(a) Leonardo Bruni.
(b) Filippo Bruni.
(c) Lorenzo Bruni.
(d) John Bruni.

10. Who commissioned the St. Matthew statue for the church of Orsanmichele?
(a) Architect's Guild.
(b) Bricklayers Guild.
(c) Bankers Guild.
(d) Stonemasons Guild.

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

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

13. How many architectural commissions did Filippo receive in 1419?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

14. What river bank downstream from Florence did Filippo have leveled in 1420?
(a) Ponte Vecchio.
(b) Arno.
(c) Piave.
(d) Adige.

15. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?
(a) Santa Croce.
(b) Lucca.
(c) Carrara.
(d) Prato.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?

3. How many trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?

5. When was "On the Tranquility of the Soul" written?

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