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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 and 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Lorenzo immune from arrest in 1433?
(a) He paid his dues.
(b) He had joined the Masons Guild.
(c) He was friends with the group that was arresting people.
(d) He bargained with the guild to avoid arrest.

2. What word did the author use to describe how the people in Florence feel watching the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore being constructed?
(a) Awed.
(b) Thrilled.
(c) Excited.
(d) Breathtaking.

3. Who did the city of Florence go to war with in 1424?
(a) Duke of Naples.
(b) Duke of Milan.
(c) Duke of Rome.
(d) Duke of Venice.

4. How many colors of marble were ordered to cover the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 4.
(b) 5.
(c) 3.
(d) 6.

5. How far from Florence was the city of Lucca?
(a) 50 miles.
(b) 60 miles.
(c) 70 miles.
(d) 40 miles.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the wooden chain designing contest for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. Who created the model for the item that was developed after Filippo's device was finished?

3. In what year was the Alberti clan banished from Florence?

4. What type of people were required to transport bianchi marmi marble in Italy?

5. What was the Santa Maria Del Fiore being built to replace?

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