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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 old was Filippo when he died?
(a) 69.
(b) 72.
(c) 71.
(d) 70.
2. At what temperature were bricks fired in Florence in the 1400's?
(a) 1,500 degrees celsius.
(b) 1,000 degrees celsius.
(c) 2,500 degrees celsius.
(d) 2,000 degrees celsius.
3. How long did the brick makers in Florence have to wait to unload the kiln after the bricks were done being fired?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 weeks.
(c) 5 weeks.
(d) 3 weeks.
4. When was Filippo's body laid to rest?
(a) May 17, 1446.
(b) May 15, 1446.
(c) May 18, 1446.
(d) May 16, 1446.
5. How many steps were there to the summit of Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 464.
(b) 466.
(c) 465.
(d) 463.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many masons at Santa Maria del Fiore were fired in December 1430?
2. What type of people were required to transport bianchi marmi marble in Italy?
3. From the Renaissance on what did most domes have at the top?
4. Who wrote "Divine Comedy"?
5. Who plagiarized Filippo's lantern design?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the war against Lucca impact the progress of construction at Santa Maria del Fiore?
2. Discuss the fresco that decorated the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore.
3. What do modern commentators believe that the story of the tower of Babel tried to account for?
4. Why was the quality of the mortar very important in the construction of the dome?
5. Why was the consecration of the cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore so important to Filippo?
6. What was Lorenzo's notorious reputation?
7. What was one of the most striking features of the climb up to the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
8. Where were the residents of Florence placed after their deaths during Filippo's time?
9. Discuss the stairwells at Santa Maria del Fiore.
10. What type of marble came from Carrara, Italy?
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