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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?
(a) Construction.
(b) Goldsmithing.
(c) Sculpture.
(d) Painting.

2. What was the name of Filippo's fellow goldsmith who was a renowned artist by the time he was forty?
(a) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(b) Angelo Ghiberti.
(c) Cosimo Ghiberti.
(d) John Ghiberti.

3. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?
(a) Santa Del Fuorte.
(b) Santa Italia.
(c) Santa Advantia.
(d) Santa Reparata.

4. Where was the dome designing contest being held?
(a) Milan, Italy.
(b) Florence, Italy.
(c) Rome, Italy.
(d) Venice, Italy.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the city of Rome known as?

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

3. When was the foundation for the Santa Maria del Fiore laid?

4. When was the contest to find someone to create a model for the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore announced?

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

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