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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. On what day was Santa Maria del Fiore consecrated?

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

4. What war did Florence end in 1414?

5. How many sets of stairs were in Santa Maria del Fiore?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Annunciation Day celebrate?

2. What type of marble came from Carrara, Italy?

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

4. How did the war against Lucca impact the progress of construction at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. How was marble extracted at Carrara?

6. What type of problems have been caused by large buildings throughout history?

7. What idea was Filippo not able to convince the wardens to agree to?

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

9. Which of the capomaestros was known as the most influential sculptor of his time?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

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

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