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Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Test | Mid-Book Test - Medium

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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) Dante.
(b) Brunelleschi.
(c) Da Vinci.
(d) Michelangelo.

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

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

4. What nationality was the man who built the aqueduct in Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) Italian.
(d) Roman.

5. What river bank downstream from Florence did Filippo have leveled in 1420?
(a) Ponte Vecchio.
(b) Adige.
(c) Arno.
(d) Piave.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?

5. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was a rota magna?

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

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

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

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

7. What was Rome like in the 1400s?

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

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

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

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