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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 did Filippo create to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) A pulley system.
(b) A hoist.
(c) A scaffold.
(d) A crane.

2. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?
(a) Design for dome at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(b) Bronze doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(c) Design for lantern at Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(d) Design for lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore.

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

4. How long did those participating in the dome designing contest have to complete their proposals?
(a) 6 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 months.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?

2. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?

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

4. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?

5. When was the contest to find someone to create a model for the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore announced?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of city was Florence in the 1400s?

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

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

4. Why did the author describe goldsmithing as "not the most wholesome of professions"?

5. What was Rome like in the 1400s?

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

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

8. How did stonemasons learn their trade?

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

10. How were stones tested for quality?

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