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

2. Who was the artist of the fresco that decorates the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Alberti.
(b) Da Vinci.
(c) Donatello.
(d) Vasari.

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

4. Who plagiarized Filippo's lantern design?
(a) Antonio di Ciaccheri Manetti.
(b) Antonio Ghiberti.
(c) Antonio Bianchi.
(d) Antonio Niolis.

5. What war did Florence end in 1414?
(a) War with the Kingdom of Venice.
(b) War with the Kingdom of Rome.
(c) War with the Kingdom of Milan.
(d) War with the Kingdom of Naples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who commissioned a plaster cast of Filippo's head after his death?

2. In what year did Filippo begin rebuilding the Augustinian church of Santo Spirito?

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

4. Who described the dome of Santa Maria del Fiore as being built "circle by circle"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the stairwells at Santa Maria del Fiore.

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

3. How was marble extracted at Carrara?

4. What type of problems have been caused by large buildings throughout history?

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

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

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

8. What meeting was Filippo worried about having with the wardens regarding the dome in 1426?

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

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

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