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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Filippo's father's first name?
(a) Severali.
(b) Ser.
(c) Serentino.
(d) Serphani.

2. What was the prize for creating a wooden chain for the Santa Maria del Fiore?
(a) 200 florins.
(b) 250 florins.
(c) 100 florins.
(d) 150 florins.

3. What did Cimabue mean?
(a) Sheep head.
(b) Ox head.
(c) Cow head.
(d) Boars head.

4. Who commissioned the St. Matthew statue for the church of Orsanmichele?
(a) Bankers Guild.
(b) Architect's Guild.
(c) Stonemasons Guild.
(d) Bricklayers Guild.

5. What disease killed 4/5 of Florence's population in 1348?
(a) Botulism.
(b) Polio.
(c) Typhoid Fever.
(d) Black Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who built a bronze statue of St. Matthew for the church of Orsanmichele in 1422?

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

3. What guidebook in the 1400s directed visitors to the holy sites of Rome?

4. What line of work did Filippo apprentice in?

5. What work skill was Filippo best known for prior to 1418?

Short Essay Questions

1. What job was Filippo contracted to do in May 1417?

2. Why did the author describe goldsmithing as "not the most wholesome of professions"?

3. What was construction like on the hoist for the Santa Maria del Fiore?

4. Who was Lorenzo Ghiberti?

5. Who was Nonius Datus?

6. What were the remarkable features of Filippo's hoist?

7. What types of measuring tools were available to those working on the Santa Maria del Fiore?

8. How did stonemasons learn their trade?

9. How were stones tested for quality?

10. What projects did Lorenzo create during his career?

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