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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 and 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the child that Filippo adopted in 1419?
(a) Andrea Ghiberti.
(b) Andrea Duomo.
(c) Andrea Michaleo.
(d) Andrea Cavalcanti.

2. What was the city of Rome known as?
(a) City of Lights.
(b) The Eternal City.
(c) City of the Renaissance.
(d) City of Love.

3. What competition played a pivotal role in Filippo's career?
(a) Design for lantern at Baptistery of San Giovanni.
(b) Design for lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(c) Design for dome at Santa Maria del Fiore.
(d) Bronze doors for the Baptistery of San Giovanni.

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

5. Who called Florence "that beautiful and famous daughter of Rome"?
(a) Brunelleschi.
(b) Michelangelo.
(c) Dante.
(d) Da Vinci.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money would the winning designer of the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore win?

2. What was Filippo's father's first name?

3. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?

4. What type of trees had been ordered for the platforms and scaffolds at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

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