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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?

2. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?

3. What was a rota magna used for?

4. What was the Italian word for the building trade workers?

5. When were work sheds erected in Cava di Trassinaia?

Short Essay Questions

1. How were stones tested for quality?

2. What were the remarkable features of Filippo's hoist?

3. What was a rota magna?

4. What happened in the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. Why were Filippo and Lorenzo such strong rivals?

6. What remedies did the residents of Florence use to try to rid themselves of the Black Death?

7. Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?

8. What projects did Lorenzo create during his career?

9. Why did many Florentine artists in Filippo's time have a dim view of marriage?

10. Who was Nonius Datus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Filippo was betrayed by several people he worked with throughout his career. Discuss betrayals that Filippo experienced in his life and how they affected his personal life and his career.

Essay Topic 2

Flippo experienced conflicts with fellow architects. Discuss the conflicts that Flippo experienced and how these conflicts affected Flippo and his work.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the writing style that Ross King used when writing "Brunelleschi's Dome." Is the same style used throughout the book?

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