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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 type of operation was bronze casting in the middle ages?
(a) Laborious.
(b) Precarious.
(c) Dangerous.
(d) Exciting.

2. Who was at Filippo's side when he died?
(a) His cousin.
(b) Lorenzo Ghiberti.
(c) His son.
(d) One of the wardens.

3. What type of diversity did the story of the Tower of Babel account for?
(a) Gender.
(b) Linguistic.
(c) Race.
(d) Educational.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who consecrated the first stone of the lantern at Santa Maria del Fiore?

2. How many years did it take to fire enough bricks for the dome at Santa Maria del Fiore?

3. Who did the city of Florence go to war with in 1424?

4. In what year were cracks discovered in the side walls of the Santa Maria del Fiore?

5. How many bricks could the average brick maker in Florence fire per year?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened to Filippo in August 1434 after the meeting with the wardens?

2. In what order did the capomaestros die?

3. What did Lorenzo do to aggravate the wardens?

4. Why were lanterns such an important part of domes in the Renaissance?

5. What type of problems have been caused by large buildings throughout history?

6. What do modern tourists do when they visit the Santa Maria del Fiore?

7. How did Filippo provide for the workman's safety at Santa Maria del Fiore?

8. What did Filippo propose to the wardens when Santa Maria del Fiore began to show cracks in 1429?

9. How was marble extracted at Carrara?

10. What did Pope Eugenius IV do at the beginning of the Feast of Annunciation in 1436?

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