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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 prize for creating a wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 150 florins.
(b) 100 florins.
(c) 200 florins.
(d) 250 florins.

2. When was the foundation for the Santa Maria del Fiore laid?
(a) 1299.
(b) 1297.
(c) 1296.
(d) 1298.

3. When was the winning design for the wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore chosen?
(a) August, 1424.
(b) August, 1425.
(c) August, 1423.
(d) August, 1426.

4. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 500.
(b) 350.
(c) 300.
(d) 400.

5. Who rediscovered the book "On Aqueducts"?
(a) Poggio Bracciolini.
(b) Filippo Bracciolini.
(c) Lorenzo Bracciolini.
(d) Julius Bracciolini.

Short Answer Questions

1. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?

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

3. Who were the two main characters in "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

4. When was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?

5. Where was the dome designing contest being held?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Nonius Datus?

2. Discuss the construction of the sandstone chain that was used at the Santa Maria del Fiore.

3. What was considered the grandest building project in Florence in the 1400s?

4. What types of measuring tools were available to those working on the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. What was Filippo's appearance like when he was in his forties?

6. What Roman landmark was of great interest in the 1400s?

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

8. How were stones tested for quality?

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

10. How much time did Filippo spend in Rome, and why did he go there?

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