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

2. How much money would the winning designer of the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore win?
(a) 260 Florins.
(b) 270 Florins.
(c) 200 Florins.
(d) 250 Florins.

3. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) How to lift the heavy building materials above the ground.
(b) How to get the workers to the level of the dome.
(c) How to mold marble.
(d) How to create a circular structure.

4. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?
(a) Circular.
(b) Cylindrical.
(c) Octagonal.
(d) Square.

5. What did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of?
(a) The Opera.
(b) Family.
(c) Nobles.
(d) Marriage.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the pope that arrived in Florence in January 1419?

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

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

5. Who had been the original architect of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were stones tested for quality?

2. How did Filippo develop his interest in solving mechanical problems?

3. Why were Filippo and Lorenzo such strong rivals?

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

5. What projects did Lorenzo create during his career?

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

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

8. What was a rota magna?

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

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

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