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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13 and 14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who built a bronze statue of St. Matthew for the church of Orsanmichele in 1422?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Johan.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Filippo.

2. When did Florentine mercenaries attack Lucca?
(a) December, 1429.
(b) September, 1429.
(c) October, 1429.
(d) November, 1429.

3. How much did the sandstone beams used at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?
(a) 2000 lbs.
(b) 1900 lbs.
(c) 1700 lbs.
(d) 1800 lbs.

4. What river bank downstream from Florence did Filippo have leveled in 1420?
(a) Adige.
(b) Ponte Vecchio.
(c) Arno.
(d) Piave.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What tool was used to cleave stone from the hill at Cava di Trassinaia?

2. How long did the brick makers in Florence have to wait to unload the kiln after the bricks were done being fired?

3. Who built an aqueduct in the town of Saldae, Algeria in A.D. 148?

4. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?

5. What did a bishop have concerns about in the fifteenth century regarding Florence's churches?

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