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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 won the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Lorenzo.
(b) Johan.
(c) Antonio.
(d) Filippo.

2. How many miles from Florence was the town that bianchi marmi came from?
(a) 75.
(b) 80.
(c) 65.
(d) 70.

3. What feat of physical prowess did Leon Battista Alberti accomplish?
(a) Slaying a huge beast.
(b) Creating a new invention.
(c) Carrying loads of heavy stone on his back.
(d) Piercing an iron breastplate with an arrow.

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

5. How old was Filippo in 1418?
(a) 4.
(b) 41.
(c) 44.
(d) 42.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What was a rota magna used for?

4. When did Leon Battista Alberti write his famous description of the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. What color was bianchi marmi marble?

(see the answer key)

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