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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many stone masons worked at Cava di Trassinaia after the work sheds were erected?
(a) 21.
(b) 20.
(c) 22.
(d) 19.

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

3. Where was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?
(a) Florence.
(b) Carpio.
(c) Monte Cassino.
(d) Rome.

4. How long did the pope stay in Florence after his arrival in January 1419?
(a) 23 months.
(b) 21 months.
(c) 22 months.
(d) 20 months.

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

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

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

8. 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) 1423.
(d) 1420.

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

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

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

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

13. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) Andrea Duomo.
(b) Andrea Ghiberti.
(c) Andrea Michaleo.
(d) Andrea Cavalcanti.

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

15. What disease killed 4/5 of Florence's population in 1348?
(a) Botulism.
(b) Polio.
(c) Black Death.
(d) Typhoid Fever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?

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

3. Who ultimately built the wooden chain?

4. When was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?

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

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