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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 11 and 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the pope stay in Florence after his arrival in January 1419?
(a) 20 months.
(b) 23 months.
(c) 22 months.
(d) 21 months.

2. What did the author say the atmosphere in Rome was like?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Thrilling.
(c) Disappointing.
(d) Hucksterish.

3. What was the meaning of the name that unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore were called?
(a) Men without a name.
(b) Men without family.
(c) Men without name or family.
(d) Men of least importance.

4. How many people were left in Rome after the Black Death outbreak of 1348?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 10,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 30,000.

5. Who wrote the book "On Aqueducts"?
(a) Sextus Julius Frontinus.
(b) Julius Sextus.
(c) Julius Sextus Frontinus.
(d) Julius Frontinus.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the two main characters in "On the Tranquility of the Soul"?

2. Who said that the founder of Florence was Lucius Cornelius Sulla?

3. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?

4. What did the Italian word for the building trade workers mean?

5. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?

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