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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. Who rediscovered the book "On Aqueducts"?

2. How old was Filippo in 1418?

3. What was Filippo's father's first name?

4. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?

5. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did stonemasons learn their trade?

2. What type of city was Florence in the 1400s?

3. What was the most important religious feast of Brunelleschi's time?

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

5. What issues was the dome designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore attempting to resolve?

6. What was the work schedule like of the laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore?

7. What remarkable thing happened in Filippo's career in 1419?

8. What happened during the religious feasts of Brunelleschi's time?

9. What types of measuring tools were available to those working on the Santa Maria del Fiore?

10. How did master builders during Filippo's time regulate the curvature of domes?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Filippo died in 1446. Discuss Filippo's death and how it impacted those who knew him.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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