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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. Where was the dome designing contest being held?
(a) Florence, Italy.
(b) Milan, Italy.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Venice, Italy.

2. Who ultimately built the wooden chain?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Filippo.
(d) Johan.

3. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?
(a) Mirabilia urbis romae.
(b) Roma Sotterranea.
(c) Descriptio urbis Romae.
(d) Roma instaurata.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Italian word for the building trade workers mean?

2. What was Filippo's father's first name?

3. What was created after Filippo's device for the Santa Maria del Fiore was finished?

4. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. How many people were left in Rome after the Black Death outbreak of 1348?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What projects did Lorenzo create during his career?

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

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

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

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

7. What remedies did the residents of Florence use to try to rid themselves of the Black Death?

8. Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?

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

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

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