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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of the carpenter who helped Filippo create his lantern design for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) Antonio Bianchi.
(b) Antonio Niolis.
(c) Antonio Ghiberti.
(d) Antonio di Ciaccheri Manetti.

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

3. How old was Battista d' Antonio when he died?
(a) 68.
(b) 67.
(c) 69.
(d) 70.

4. How many sets of stairs were in Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

5. How much was Filippo's pay cut during the war of 1424?
(a) 70 florins.
(b) 60 florins.
(c) 50 florins.
(d) 80 florins.

6. Who imprisoned Filippo in 1434?
(a) Raynaldo Silvestri.
(b) Lorenzo Silvestri.
(c) John Silvestri.
(d) Antonio Silvestri.

7. What type of problems did buildings of large dimensions cause?
(a) Time restraints.
(b) Moral.
(c) Construction.
(d) Architectural.

8. From the Renaissance on what did most domes have at the top?
(a) Spire.
(b) Steeple.
(c) Lanterns.
(d) Bell.

9. At what pier in Santa Maria del Fiore did the steps begin?
(a) Northeastern.
(b) Northwestern.
(c) Southeastern.
(d) Southwestern.

10. What else did the brick makers in Florence mold in their kilns?
(a) Granite.
(b) Marble.
(c) Limestone.
(d) Sandstone.

11. What fresco decorates the interior of the vault at Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) St. John.
(b) Last Judgment.
(c) Madonna and Child.
(d) Two Angels.

12. What type of people were required to transport bianchi marmi marble in Italy?
(a) Construction workers.
(b) Farmers.
(c) Merchants.
(d) Fishermen.

13. At what temperature were bricks fired in Florence in the 1400's?
(a) 2,500 degrees celsius.
(b) 2,000 degrees celsius.
(c) 1,500 degrees celsius.
(d) 1,000 degrees celsius.

14. How old was Filippo when he died?
(a) 71.
(b) 70.
(c) 72.
(d) 69.

15. In what direction did the steps at Santa Maria del Fiore wind on the way up?
(a) South.
(b) North.
(c) Counterclockwise.
(d) Clockwise.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many pounds did the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore weigh?

2. How many months before the consecration of the Santa Maria del Fiore dome did Lorenzo's position as capomaestro end?

3. How high above the drum was the dome for the Santa Maria del Fiore in 1428?

4. Who had been commissioned to create the box where the remains were supposed to be displayed in at Santa Maria del Fiore's consecration ceremony?

5. What was Lorenzo notorious for in Florence?

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