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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) Andrea Cavalcanti.
(b) Andrea Ghiberti.
(c) Andrea Duomo.
(d) Andrea Michaleo.

2. How long had they been planning the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore before the construction began?
(a) 50 years.
(b) 60 years.
(c) 70 years.
(d) 80 years.

3. When was the contest to find someone to create a model for the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore announced?
(a) August 22nd, 1418.
(b) August 20th, 1418.
(c) August 19, 1418.
(d) August 21st 1418.

4. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Oak.
(b) Fir.
(c) Pine.
(d) Maple.

5. How many people were left in Rome after the Black Death outbreak of 1348?
(a) 30,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 20,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was "On the Tranquility of the Soul" written?

2. In what year did Filippo permanently return to Florence?

3. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?

4. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

5. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened during the religious feasts of Brunelleschi's time?

2. What projects did Lorenzo create during his career?

3. What was construction like on the hoist for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. What caused a decision to be delayed in the dome designing contest for the Santa Maria Del Fiore?

5. What issues was the dome designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore attempting to resolve?

6. Why did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of marriage?

7. What happened in the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

8. What were the remarkable features of Filippo's hoist?

9. How did master builders during Filippo's time regulate the curvature of domes?

10. What remarkable thing happened in Filippo's career in 1419?

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