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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 the Italian word for the building trade workers?
(a) Popolo minuto.
(b) Fabbricare.
(c) Bravo lavoratore.
(d) Constatazione.

2. Who created the model for the item that was developed after Filippo's device was finished?
(a) Jacopo Ghiberti.
(b) Jacopo Medici.
(c) Jacopo di Niccolo.
(d) Jacopo Andreas.

3. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Fir.
(b) Maple.
(c) Pine.
(d) Oak.

4. What was Filippo's father's first name?
(a) Severali.
(b) Serphani.
(c) Serentino.
(d) Ser.

5. Where were most goldsmith shops in Florence located during Filippo's time?
(a) Santa Croce.
(b) Prato.
(c) Lucca.
(d) Carrara.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many men worked on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. Who wrote "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

3. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?

4. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the construction of the sandstone chain that was used at the Santa Maria del Fiore.

2. What projects did Lorenzo create during his career?

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

4. Who was Nonius Datus?

5. What were the remarkable features of Filippo's hoist?

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

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

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

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

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

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