View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what pier in Santa Maria del Fiore did the steps begin?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Southeastern.
(c) Northwestern.
(d) Southwestern.

2. What tool did Leon Battista Alberti create to survey the Roman ruins?
(a) Compass.
(b) Sifter.
(c) Microscope.
(d) Astrolabe.

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

4. How many years had it taken to build the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 143.
(b) 140.
(c) 141.
(d) 142.

5. What was the size of a basic brick used in Florence during the 1400s?
(a) 8 inches wide x 10 inches long.
(b) 5 inches wide x 10 inches long.
(c) 6 inches wide x 10 inches long.
(d) 7 inches wide x 10 inches long.

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

7. When was the second sandstone chain placed at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 1427.
(b) 1429.
(c) 1428.
(d) 1426.

8. Who was the pope in 1436?
(a) Boniface IX.
(b) Clement VII.
(c) Eugenius IV.
(d) Leo X.

9. Which famous Italian artist used bianchi marmi marble for his statues?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Allegieri.
(c) Botticelli.
(d) Michelangelo.

10. How old was Battista d' Antonio when he died?
(a) 69.
(b) 68.
(c) 67.
(d) 70.

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

12. In what year did Filippo begin rebuilding the Augustinian church of Santo Spirito?
(a) 1430.
(b) 1431.
(c) 1428.
(d) 1429.

13. 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.

14. How many miles from Florence was the town that bianchi marmi came from?
(a) 75.
(b) 65.
(c) 80.
(d) 70.

15. How old was Lorenzo Ghiberti when he died?
(a) 79.
(b) 77.
(c) 78.
(d) 80.

Short Answer Questions

1. What war did Florence end in 1414?

2. How high above the drum was the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1428?

3. How tall did contemporary tests determine that Filippo had been?

4. Who plagiarized Filippo's lantern design?

5. When did the wardens in charge of Santa Maria del Fiore order Filippo to speed up construction?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 352 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample