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

2. What capomaestro was fired for not being able to climb the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(b) Emilio De Fabris.
(c) Giovanni d' Ambrogio.
(d) Arnolfo di Cambio.

3. What were the ties made of that were used to stabilize the walls in the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Iron and wood.
(b) Iron.
(c) Marble.
(d) Steel.

4. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?
(a) 450,000.
(b) 300,000.
(c) 400,000.
(d) 350,000.

5. In what year were cracks discovered in the side walls of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 1430.
(b) 1432.
(c) 1429.
(d) 1431.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Filippo die?

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

3. How many miles from Florence was the town that bianchi marmi came from?

4. In what direction did the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore wind on the way up?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How did Filippo provide for the workman's safety at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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

5. What happened to Filippo in August 1434 after the meeting with the wardens?

6. In what order did the capomaestros die?

7. What do modern commentators believe that the story of the tower of Babel tried to account for?

8. What idea was Filippo not able to convince the wardens to agree to?

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

10. What do modern tourists do when they visit the Santa Maria del Fiore?

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