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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. Who called Florence "that beautiful and famous daughter of Rome"?
(a) Da Vinci.
(b) Dante.
(c) Michelangelo.
(d) Brunelleschi.

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

3. Who built a bronze statue of St. Matthew for the church of Orsanmichele in 1422?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Antonio.
(c) Filippo.
(d) Johan.

4. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?
(a) Men without family.
(b) Men of least importance.
(c) Men without name or family.
(d) Men without a name.

5. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Pine.
(c) Walnut.
(d) Mahogany.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who commissioned the St. Matthew statue for the church of Orsanmichele?

2. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?

3. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

5. What Roman ruins were built with the forced labor of early Christians?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job was Filippo contracted to do in May 1417?

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

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

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

5. What was a rota magna?

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

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

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

9. Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?

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

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