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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. When was the contest to find someone to create a model for the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore announced?

2. How long did those participating in the dome designing contest have to complete their proposals?

3. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

4. How long did the pope stay in Florence after his arrival in January 1419?

5. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Filippo's appearance like when he was in his forties?

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

3. Why were Filippo and Lorenzo such strong rivals?

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

5. What was considered the grandest building project in Florence in the 1400s?

6. Who was Nonius Datus?

7. What was Rome like in the 1400s?

8. What caused a decision to be delayed in the dome designing contest for the Santa Maria Del Fiore?

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

10. What was a rota magna?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Workers in the building trade in Italy during the 15th century had difficult lives filled with poverty and hard work. Compare how workers were typically treated in the building trade and how Flippo treated his workers.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the impact that Lorenzo and Filippo's relationship had on the construction at Santa Maria del Fiore.

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 12, the author states that "buildings of large dimensions have always posed moral problems." Discuss what the author meant by that statement.

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