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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the artist of the fresco that decorates the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Alberti.
(b) Vasari.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Da Vinci.

2. How many people entered the lantern designing contest for the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 6.
(b) 7.
(c) 5.
(d) 8.

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

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

5. How old was Battista d' Antonio when he died?
(a) 67.
(b) 70.
(c) 68.
(d) 69.

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

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

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

9. What type of operation was bronze casting in the middle ages?
(a) Exciting.
(b) Precarious.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Laborious.

10. 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) Breathtaking.
(b) Awed.
(c) Excited.
(d) Thrilled.

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

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

13. How far from Florence was the city of Lucca?
(a) 40 miles.
(b) 70 miles.
(c) 50 miles.
(d) 60 miles.

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

15. From the Renaissance on what did most domes have at the top?
(a) Spire.
(b) Bell.
(c) Steeple.
(d) Lanterns.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many bricks could the average kiln hold?

3. Whose remains were supposed to be displayed at Santa Maria del Fiore's consecration ceremony?

4. What war did Florence end in 1414?

5. Who did the city of Florence go to war with in 1424?

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