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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. On what day was Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?
(a) August 31st.
(b) September 2nd.
(c) September 1st.
(d) August 30th.

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

3. How many miles from Florence was the town that bianchi marmi came from?
(a) 75.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 65.

4. How many years had the residents of Florence been waiting to see the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore completed?
(a) 90.
(b) 70.
(c) 80.
(d) 100.

5. Whose remains were supposed to be displayed at Santa Maria del Fiore's consecration ceremony?
(a) St. Patrick.
(b) St. Lorenzo.
(c) St. John.
(d) St. Zenobius.

Short Answer Questions

1. From the Renaissance on what did most domes have at the top?

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

3. How far from Florence was the city of Lucca?

4. What war did Florence end in 1414?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why was the consecration of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore so important to Filippo?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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