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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was the majority of the exterior of the Santa Maria del Fiore tiled in?
(a) Limestone.
(b) Marble.
(c) Slate.
(d) Granite.

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Where was Filippo's body entombed after his death?
(a) Santa Maria del Fiore.
(b) St. Peter's.
(c) St. Agostino.
(d) St. Anselmo.

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

12. What fresco decorates the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Madonna and Child.
(b) St. John.
(c) Two Angels.
(d) Last Judgment.

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

14. How many bricks could the average kiln hold?
(a) 20,000.
(b) 35,000.
(c) 30,000.
(d) 25,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?

2. When did the wardens in charge of Santa Maria del Fiore order Filippo to speed up construction?

3. How many steps were there to the summit of Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. How much was Filippo's pay cut during the war of 1424?

5. What feast in Florence in 1436 was the most spectacular of that year?

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