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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. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?
(a) Tombs.
(b) Prisons.
(c) Storage.
(d) Offices.

2. What type of gallery did Filippo add to his dome plans for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1419?
(a) Square.
(b) Circular.
(c) Octagonal.
(d) Cylindrical.

3. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?
(a) 87.
(b) 86.
(c) 88.
(d) 89.

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

5. How did the author describe the hills surrounding Florence in the 1400s?
(a) Supplementary.
(b) Intermediate.
(c) Carrying.
(d) Supine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who called Florence "that beautiful and famous daughter of Rome"?

2. How long did the pope stay in Florence after his arrival in January 1419?

3. What were the unskilled laborers at Santa Maria del Fiore called?

4. What were the most obvious problems in building the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. How many years did it take to fire enough bricks for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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