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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many scenes were in "Doors of Paradise"?
(a) 11.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 12.

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

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

5. What type of diversity did the story of the Tower of Babel account for?
(a) Linguistic.
(b) Educational.
(c) Race.
(d) Gender.

6. What capomaestro was fired for not being able to climb the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Arnolfo di Cambio.
(b) Emilio De Fabris.
(c) Giovanni d' Ambrogio.
(d) Lorenzo Ghiberti.

7. What were the ties made of that were used to stabilize the walls in the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Iron and wood.
(b) Marble.
(c) Steel.
(d) Iron.

8. When was the first stone of the lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?
(a) June 1446.
(b) March 1446.
(c) April 1446.
(d) May 1446.

9. In what year did Lorenzo Ghiberti complete "Doors of Paradise"?
(a) 1447.
(b) 1450.
(c) 1448.
(d) 1449.

10. How many masons at Santa Maria del Fiore were fired in December 1430?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 70.
(d) 60.

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

12. How many religious feasts were held each week in Florence during Filippo's time?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

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

14. In what year did the beams for the dome start arriving in Florence?
(a) 1430.
(b) 1432.
(c) 1429.
(d) 1431.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What group in Florence ordered the most bianchi marmi?

2. When did Florentine mercenaries attack Lucca?

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

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

5. In what year was the Alberti clan banished from Florence?

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