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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 many scenes were in "Doors of Paradise"?
2. What did a bishop have concerns about in the fifteenth century regarding Florence's churches?
3. When did Florentine mercenaries attack Lucca?
4. When did Filippo die?
5. How many people entered the lantern designing contest for the dome of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
Short Essay Questions
1. What was one of the most striking features of the climb up to the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
2. How did the Opera reduce the cost of importing bianchi marmi into Florence?
3. Why was the quality of the mortar very important in the construction of the dome?
4. Why were bricks carefully regulated in Florence?
5. What did Filippo propose to the wardens when Santa Maria del Fiore began to show cracks in 1429?
6. Which of the capomaestros was known as the most influential sculptor of his time?
7. What did Michelangelo believe he could accomplish in regard to Filippo?
8. What do modern commentators believe that the story of the tower of Babel tried to account for?
9. What happened to Filippo in August 1434 after the meeting with the wardens?
10. What idea was Filippo not able to convince the wardens to agree to?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Filippo was betrayed by several people he worked with throughout his career. Discuss betrayals that Filippo experienced in his life and how they affected his personal life and his career.
Essay Topic 2
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 3
Discuss the impact that Lorenzo and Filippo's relationship had on the construction at Santa Maria del Fiore.
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