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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Lorenzo notorious for in Florence?
(a) Meeting deadlines.
(b) Missing deadlines.
(c) Shoddy workmanship.
(d) Hot temper.

2. What type of problems did buildings of large dimensions cause?
(a) Construction.
(b) Architectural.
(c) Time restraints.
(d) Moral.

3. When did the city of Florence sign a truce with their enemy from 1424?
(a) 1431.
(b) 1430.
(c) 1428.
(d) 1429.

4. What feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?
(a) Carrying loads of heavy stone on his back.
(b) Piercing an iron breastplate with an arrow.
(c) Slaying a huge beast.
(d) Creating a new invention.

5. What else did the brick makers in Florence mold in their kilns?
(a) Sandstone.
(b) Marble.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Granite.

6. How many years did it take to fire enough bricks for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 16.
(b) 15.
(c) 14.
(d) 13.

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

8. Who described the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore as being built "circle by circle"?
(a) Filippo Strozzi.
(b) Lorenzo Strozzi.
(c) Leon Strozzi.
(d) Giovanni Battista Strozzi.

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

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

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

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

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) Da Vinci.
(d) Alberti.

14. What group in Florence ordered the most bianchi marmi?
(a) The Bricklayers.
(b) The Opera.
(c) The Wardens.
(d) The Stonemasons.

15. How many pounds did the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?
(a) 37,000.
(b) 38,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 39,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Florentine mercenaries attack Lucca?

2. When was Filippo's body laid to rest?

3. In what year was the capomaestro fired for not being able to climb the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. How many different types of bricks were required in the construction of the cupola at the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. What fresco decorates the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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