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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the cathedral located that Filippo gave advice on the construction of in 1412?
(a) Carrara.
(b) Santa Croce.
(c) Lucca.
(d) Prato.

2. When was "On the Tranquility of the Soul" written?
(a) 1444.
(b) 1442.
(c) 1441.
(d) 1443.

3. How many cartloads of sandstone had been brought into the Piazza del Duomo before the end of June 1421?
(a) 88.
(b) 89.
(c) 86.
(d) 87.

4. When was the winning design for the wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore chosen?
(a) August, 1423.
(b) August, 1425.
(c) August, 1426.
(d) August, 1424.

5. How many people died in the worst Black Death outbreak in Florence?
(a) 15,000.
(b) 13,000.
(c) 14,000.
(d) 12,000.

6. What group commissioned the majority of the projects that Filippo worked on in 1419?
(a) Mason's Guild.
(b) Wool Guild.
(c) Bricklayers Guild.
(d) Builders Guild.

7. What was Filippo's nickname?
(a) Pip.
(b) Phil.
(c) Fili.
(d) Pippo.

8. When did construction begin on the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) August 9, 1420.
(b) August 8, 1420.
(c) August 10, 1420.
(d) August 7, 1420.

9. What was the wooden chain at Santa Maria del Fiore made of?
(a) Oak.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Pine.
(d) Mahogany.

10. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?
(a) Roma instaurata.
(b) Descriptio urbis Romae.
(c) Roma Sotterranea.
(d) Mirabilia urbis romae.

11. What were the catacombs in Florence used for in the 1400s?
(a) Storage.
(b) Prisons.
(c) Offices.
(d) Tombs.

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

13. When was the foundation for the Santa Maria del Fiore laid?
(a) 1296.
(b) 1298.
(c) 1299.
(d) 1297.

14. Who had been the original architect of the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Arnolfo di Cambio.
(b) Andrea Pisano.
(c) Pietro Bassegio.
(d) Giovanni di Simone.

15. Where was the book "On Aqueducts" rediscovered?
(a) Rome.
(b) Florence.
(c) Carpio.
(d) Monte Cassino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What angle did the final layer of bricks on the cupola at Santa Maria del Fiore lie at?

2. How long did those participating in the dome designing contest have to complete their proposals?

3. What river bank downstream from Florence did Filippo have leveled in 1420?

4. What did Cimabue mean?

5. In what district of Florence did Filippo live?

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