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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 tall did contemporary tests determine that Filippo had been?
(a) 5 feet 7 inches.
(b) 5 feet 4 inches.
(c) 5 feet 6 inches.
(d) 5 feet 5 inches.

2. What type of problems did buildings of large dimensions cause?
(a) Time restraints.
(b) Moral.
(c) Architectural.
(d) Construction.

3. From what town in Italy did bianchi marmi marble come from?
(a) Prato.
(b) Lucca.
(c) Carrara.
(d) Fiesole.

4. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?
(a) Excited.
(b) Breathtaking.
(c) Awed.
(d) Thrilled.

5. How old was Lorenzo Ghiberti when he died?
(a) 80.
(b) 79.
(c) 78.
(d) 77.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did a bishop have concerns about in the fifteenth century regarding Florence's churches?

2. What was the majority of the exterior of the Santa Maria del Fiore tiled in?

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

4. What type of diversity did the story of the Tower of Babel account for?

5. What was the size of a basic brick used in Florence during the 1400s?

Short Essay Questions

1. What two acts on the part of the Opera revealed how much faith they placed in Filippo?

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

3. What did Annunciation Day celebrate?

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

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

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

7. What was Lorenzo's notorious reputation?

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

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

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

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