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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the cathedral located that Filippo gave advice on the construction of in 1412?
(a) Prato.
(b) Carrara.
(c) Lucca.
(d) Santa Croce.

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

3. Who rediscovered the book "On Aqueducts"?
(a) Filippo Bracciolini.
(b) Lorenzo Bracciolini.
(c) Poggio Bracciolini.
(d) Julius Bracciolini.

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. When was the winning design for the wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore chosen?
(a) August, 1425.
(b) August, 1424.
(c) August, 1423.
(d) August, 1426.

6. What was Filippo's nickname?
(a) Fili.
(b) Phil.
(c) Pippo.
(d) Pip.

7. What work skill was Filippo best known for prior to 1418?
(a) Creativity.
(b) Design skills.
(c) Construction skills.
(d) Experiment in linear perspective.

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

9. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?
(a) Men without family.
(b) Men without name or family.
(c) Men without a name.
(d) Men of least importance.

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

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

12. In what year did the worst outbreak of the Black Death in Florence occur?
(a) 1401.
(b) 1402.
(c) 1403.
(d) 1400.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease killed 4/5 of Florence's population in 1348?

2. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?

3. How many architectural commissions did Filippo receive in 1419?

4. When were work sheds erected in Cava di Trassinaia?

5. Who created the model for the item that was developed after Filippo's device was finished?

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