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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What skill did Filippo have according to his biographer?
(a) Architect.
(b) Bricklayer.
(c) Goldsmith.
(d) Blacksmith.

2. How much was Filippo's pay cut during the war of 1424?
(a) 60 florins.
(b) 50 florins.
(c) 80 florins.
(d) 70 florins.

3. How many bricks could the average kiln hold?
(a) 35,000.
(b) 25,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 20,000.

4. What feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?
(a) Carrying loads of heavy stone on his back.
(b) Piercing an iron breastplate with an arrow.
(c) Creating a new invention.
(d) Slaying a huge beast.

5. Who was the artist of the fresco that decorates the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Donatello.
(b) Vasari.
(c) Alberti.
(d) Da Vinci.

6. From what town in Italy did bianchi marmi marble come from?
(a) Lucca.
(b) Prato.
(c) Carrara.
(d) Fiesole.

7. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?
(a) 450,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 350,000.
(d) 400,000.

8. How far from Florence was the city of Lucca?
(a) 60 miles.
(b) 70 miles.
(c) 40 miles.
(d) 50 miles.

9. In what direction did the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore wind on the way up?
(a) Counterclockwise.
(b) North.
(c) Clockwise.
(d) South.

10. What type of operation was bronze casting in the middle ages?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Precarious.
(c) Laborious.
(d) Dangerous.

11. How many people entered the lantern designing contest for the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 6.
(d) 8.

12. Why was Lorenzo immune from arrest in 1433?
(a) He paid his dues.
(b) He had joined the Masons Guild.
(c) He bargained with the guild to avoid arrest.
(d) He was friends with the group that was arresting people.

13. Where was Filippo's body entombed after his death?
(a) Santa Maria del Fiore.
(b) St. Peter's.
(c) St. Agostino.
(d) St. Anselmo.

14. On what day was Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?
(a) September 1st.
(b) September 2nd.
(c) August 30th.
(d) August 31st.

15. What color was bianchi marmi marble?
(a) Gold.
(b) Cream.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the carpenter who helped Filippo create his lantern design for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. When did Leon Battista Alberti write his famous description of the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

3. Whose iron rod model was destroyed after Filippo presented his model?

4. How many years had it taken to build the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. Who imprisoned Filippo in 1434?

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