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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 the author say the atmosphere in Rome was like?
(a) Thrilling.
(b) Dangerous.
(c) Disappointing.
(d) Hucksterish.

2. What was created after Filippo's device for the Santa Maria del Fiore was finished?
(a) Granite chain.
(b) Limestone chain.
(c) Sandstone chain.
(d) Marble chain.

3. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 3 years.
(d) 4 years.

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

5. Where was the cathedral located that Filippo gave advice on the construction of in 1412?
(a) Prato.
(b) Carrara.
(c) Santa Croce.
(d) Lucca.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who created the model for the item that was developed after Filippo's device was finished?

2. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?

3. How many architectural commissions did Filippo receive in 1419?

4. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?

5. Where was the dome designing contest being held?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was Rome like in the 1400s?

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

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

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

7. What was a rota magna?

8. How were stones tested for quality?

9. What was the most important religious feast of Brunelleschi's time?

10. What was the work schedule like of the laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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