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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 competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?

2. What was Filippo's nickname?

3. What group commissioned the majority of the projects that Filippo worked on in 1419?

4. What was a rota magna used for?

5. Who built a bronze statue of St. Matthew for the church of Orsanmichele in 1422?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?

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

3. How much time did Filippo spend in Rome, and why did he go there?

4. How did Filippo develop his interest in solving mechanical problems?

5. What Roman landmark was of great interest in the 1400s?

6. Why did the author describe goldsmithing as "not the most wholesome of professions"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

One of the last designing contests for the Santa Maria del Fiore was the contest to design a lantern for the peak of the dome. Discuss the criteria that was used for judging the contest and whether that criteria was subjective or objective.

Essay Topic 2

Making sure that he had the correct bricks and mortar for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore was important to Filippo. Discuss why it was so important to Filippo to have a certain type of bricks and mortar for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore. Was he always this particular about his building materials?

Essay Topic 3

The wardens made the final decision as to whether Filippo should be allowed to complete the dome without centering. Discuss the role of the wardens during the construction of Santa Maria del Fiore.

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