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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. How many years had it taken to build the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 143.
(b) 141.
(c) 140.
(d) 142.

2. What was the view on architecture in the middle ages?
(a) It was the career of the future.
(b) Unfit profession for educated men.
(c) It was a fine art.
(d) It was an excellent career.

3. In what year was the Alberti clan banished from Florence?
(a) 1412.
(b) 1414.
(c) 1413.
(d) 1411.

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

5. When did the city of Florence sign a truce with their enemy from 1424?
(a) 1429.
(b) 1428.
(c) 1430.
(d) 1431.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what town in Italy did bianchi marmi marble come from?

2. How many scenes were in "Doors of Paradise"?

3. On what day was Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?

4. When did Filippo die?

5. What capomaestro was fired for not being able to climb the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was one of the most striking features of the climb up to the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. What was Lorenzo's notorious reputation?

3. What did Alberti say about the dome being constructed at Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. Discuss the fresco that decorated the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore.

5. What did Pope Eugenius IV do at the beginning of the Feast of Annunciation in 1436?

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

7. What did Annunciation Day celebrate?

8. In what order did the capomaestros die?

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

10. How was marble extracted at Carrara?

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