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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the bust that was made after Filippo's death made of?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Slate.
(c) Marble.
(d) Granite.

3. What feast in Florence in 1436 was the most spectacular of that year?
(a) Feast of the people.
(b) Feast of Annunciation.
(c) Consecration Feast.
(d) Saint's Feast.

4. When did Filippo die?
(a) April 17, 1446.
(b) April 18, 1446.
(c) April 16, 1446.
(d) April 15, 1446.

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

6. What was the largest Florentine guild of Filippo's time?
(a) Guild of Bricklayers.
(b) Guild of Code Enforcers.
(c) Guild of Architects.
(d) Guild of Stonemasons and Carpenters.

7. In what year were cracks discovered in the side walls of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 1430.
(b) 1431.
(c) 1429.
(d) 1432.

8. Who wrote "Divine Comedy"?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Dante.
(c) Botticelli.
(d) Mozart.

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

10. In what year was the Alberti clan banished from Florence?
(a) 1411.
(b) 1413.
(c) 1412.
(d) 1414.

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

12. How many colors of marble were ordered to cover the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

13. What was the name of the carpenter who helped Filippo create his lantern design for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Antonio Niolis.
(b) Antonio Bianchi.
(c) Antonio di Ciaccheri Manetti.
(d) Antonio Ghiberti.

14. What did a bishop have concerns about in the fifteenth century regarding Florence's churches?
(a) Corpses defiling the church.
(b) Structures not being secure.
(c) Thieves breaking in.
(d) Corruption in the papacy.

15. How many sets of stairs were in Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Battista d' Antonio when he died?

2. What were the ties made of that were used to stabilize the walls in the Santa Maria del Fiore?

3. What feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?

4. Whose was the only other body entombed in the building where Filippo's body was entombed?

5. Who plagiarized Filippo's lantern design?

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