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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. How long would it have taken a craftsman to earn the amount of money that was being given away in the dome designing contest?
2. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?
3. In what year did Filippo become a master goldsmith?
4. What was a rota magna?
5. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
Short Essay Questions
1. How were stones tested for quality?
2. What was considered the grandest building project in Florence in the 1400s?
3. How much time did Filippo spend in Rome, and why did he go there?
4. Why did the author describe goldsmithing as "not the most wholesome of professions"?
5. What happened in the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
6. Discuss the construction of the sandstone chain that was used at the Santa Maria del Fiore.
7. What types of measuring tools were available to those working on the Santa Maria del Fiore?
8. What issues was the dome designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore attempting to resolve?
9. Who was Nonius Datus?
10. How did stonemasons learn their trade?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In 1429 cracks were discovered in the side walls of the nave at Santa Maria del Fiore. Discuss the impact of this discovery upon the work at Santa Maria del Fiore and whether the cracks had both positive and negative impacts upon the construction of the cathedral.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the writing style that Ross King used when writing "Brunelleschi's Dome." Is the same style used throughout the book?
Essay Topic 3
Filippo Brunelleschi created a hoist to use in the construction at Santa Maria del Fiore. Discuss why Filippo created a hoist and whether he was accustomed to solving problems with new inventions.
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