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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. When was Filippo's body laid to rest?
(a) May 17, 1446.
(b) May 15, 1446.
(c) May 18, 1446.
(d) May 16, 1446.

2. What was Lorenzo notorious for in Florence?
(a) Meeting deadlines.
(b) Missing deadlines.
(c) Shoddy workmanship.
(d) Hot temper.

3. What feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?
(a) Creating a new invention.
(b) Slaying a huge beast.
(c) Piercing an iron breastplate with an arrow.
(d) Carrying loads of heavy stone on his back.

4. Who commissioned a plaster cast of Filippo's head after his death?
(a) The Opera.
(b) Filippo's son.
(c) The Wardens.
(d) Lorenzo Ghiberti.

5. Whose iron rod model was destroyed after Filippo presented his model?
(a) Neri di Fioravanti's.
(b) Cosimo di Fioravanti's.
(c) John di Fioravanti's.
(d) Lorenzo di Fioravanti's.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?

2. How much was Filippo's pay cut during the war of 1424?

3. At what temperature were bricks fired in Florence in the 1400's?

4. How many people entered the lantern designing contest for the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. At what pier in Santa Maria del Fiore did the steps begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Michelangelo believe he could accomplish in regard to Filippo?

2. How did the Opera reduce the cost of importing bianchi marmi into Florence?

3. What did Lorenzo do to aggravate the wardens?

4. Why was the quality of the mortar very important in the construction of the dome?

5. Why were lanterns such an important part of domes in the Renaissance?

6. How did the war against Lucca impact the progress of construction at Santa Maria del Fiore?

7. Where were the residents of Florence placed after their deaths during Filippo's time?

8. Discuss the stairwells at Santa Maria del Fiore.

9. Which of the capomaestros was known as the most influential sculptor of his time?

10. What did Annunciation Day celebrate?

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