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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the beams for the dome start arriving in Florence?
(a) 1431.
(b) 1430.
(c) 1432.
(d) 1429.

2. How many architectural commissions did Filippo receive in 1419?
(a) 7.
(b) 4.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

3. What did Filippo create to lift the materials up to the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) A crane.
(b) A hoist.
(c) A scaffold.
(d) A pulley system.

4. What was the name of the pope that arrived in Florence in January 1419?
(a) Pope Eugene IV.
(b) Pope Martin V.
(c) Pope Gregory XII.
(d) Pope Nicholas IV.

5. Why did most architects from the middle ages remain anonymous?
(a) To concentrate on their work.
(b) To avoid prejudice.
(c) To avoid being shunned.
(d) Because they didn't want their identity to take away from their skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did the worst outbreak of the Black Death in Florence occur?

2. Who commissioned the St. Matthew statue for the church of Orsanmichele?

3. How many steps were there to the summit of Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. What was the city of Rome known as?

5. Where was the dome designing contest being held?

(see the answer key)

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