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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did most architects from the middle ages remain anonymous?
(a) To concentrate on their work.
(b) To avoid prejudice.
(c) To avoid being shunned.
(d) Because they didn't want their identity to take away from their skills.

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

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

4. When was Filippo's body laid to rest?
(a) May 16, 1446.
(b) May 18, 1446.
(c) May 15, 1446.
(d) May 17, 1446.

5. What was the view on architecture in the middle ages?
(a) It was the career of the future.
(b) Unfit profession for educated men.
(c) It was an excellent career.
(d) It was a fine art.

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

7. When did the wardens in charge of Santa Maria del Fiore order Filippo to speed up construction?
(a) May 1436.
(b) May 1433.
(c) May 1435.
(d) May 1434.

8. How many different types of bricks were required in the construction of the cupola at the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

9. Who did the city of Florence go to war with in 1424?
(a) Duke of Milan.
(b) Duke of Venice.
(c) Duke of Naples.
(d) Duke of Rome.

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

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

12. How many months before the consecration of the Santa Maria del Fiore dome did Lorenzo's position as capomaestro end?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 4.

13. At what temperature were bricks fired in Florence in the 1400's?
(a) 2,500 degrees celsius.
(b) 1,500 degrees celsius.
(c) 1,000 degrees celsius.
(d) 2,000 degrees celsius.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Lorenzo Ghiberti complete "Doors of Paradise"?

2. Who consecrated the first stone of the lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

4. When was the second sandstone chain placed at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

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