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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 famous member of the Medici family was exiled in 1433?

2. How tall did contemporary tests determine that Filippo had been?

3. What else did the brick makers in Florence mold in their kilns?

4. When was the first stone of the lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?

5. In what year was the Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why were bricks carefully regulated in Florence?

2. Discuss the fresco that decorated the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore.

3. How did Filippo provide for the workman's safety at Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. Why were lanterns such an important part of domes in the Renaissance?

5. What meeting was Filippo worried about having with the wardens regarding the dome in 1426?

6. What do modern commentators believe that the story of the tower of Babel tried to account for?

7. Why was the quality of the mortar very important in the construction of the dome?

8. What did Michelangelo believe he could accomplish in regard to Filippo?

9. What was Lorenzo's notorious reputation?

10. What did Annunciation Day celebrate?

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

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

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.

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