Art 102 - Survey of Art History 2 » Spring 2022 » Filippo Brunelleschi, Dome of the Cathedral of Florence

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Question #1
When the Duomo was built, it was the highest dome that had ever been raised, until the rebuilding of _______________.
A.   St. Peter's Basilica
B.   Pantheon
C.   Hagia Sophia
Question #2
The Duomo's dome was almost as wide as the _______________ dome.
A.   Pantheon's
B.   Temple of Mercury at Baiae's
C.   Treasury of Atreus'
Question #3
Why did the Florentine architects have such a difficult time constructing the dome for the cathedral?
A.   The knowledge for how to vault such a wide space had been lost during the Middle Ages. The city could not get enough lumber at the appropriate sizes to construct the wooden scaffolding to make the dome in a traditional way.
B.   The marble for the dome was particularly expensive. The knowledge for how to vault such a wide space had been lost during the Middle Ages.
C.   The marble for the dome was particularly expensive. Florentine architects could not find enough concrete to make the dome.
Question #4
Brunelleschi came up with a way of constructing a dome that did not require the use of _______________.
A.   giant pulleys
B.   a keystone
C.   wooden scaffolding

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