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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Filippo when he died?
(a) 72.
(b) 69.
(c) 71.
(d) 70.

2. Who imprisoned Filippo in 1434?
(a) Antonio Silvestri.
(b) John Silvestri.
(c) Lorenzo Silvestri.
(d) Raynaldo Silvestri.

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

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

5. How high above the drum was the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1428?
(a) 75 feet.
(b) 80 feet.
(c) 70 feet.
(d) 85 feet.

6. Who commissioned a plaster cast of Filippo's head after his death?
(a) The Wardens.
(b) Filippo's son.
(c) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(d) The Opera.

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

8. What trait was Filippo not good at according to his biographer?
(a) Making friends.
(b) Judging character.
(c) Working with others.
(d) Meeting deadlines.

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

10. In what year was the Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?
(a) 1437.
(b) 1439.
(c) 1436.
(d) 1438.

11. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?
(a) Excited.
(b) Awed.
(c) Breathtaking.
(d) Thrilled.

12. How tall did contemporary tests determine that Filippo had been?
(a) 5 feet 7 inches.
(b) 5 feet 5 inches.
(c) 5 feet 4 inches.
(d) 5 feet 6 inches.

13. What type of people were required to transport bianchi marmi marble in Italy?
(a) Construction workers.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Fishermen.
(d) Merchants.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first stone of the lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?

2. From what town in Italy did bianchi marmi marble come from?

3. How many scenes were in "Doors of Paradise"?

4. What was the bust that was made after Filippo's death made of?

5. How many colors of marble were ordered to cover the Santa Maria del Fiore?

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