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.   Hagia Sophia
C.   Pantheon
Question #2
The Duomo's dome was almost as wide as the _______________ dome.
A.   Treasury of Atreus'
B.   Temple of Mercury at Baiae's
C.   Pantheon's
Question #3
Why did the Florentine architects have such a difficult time constructing the dome for the cathedral?
A.   The marble for the dome was particularly expensive. Florentine architects could not find enough concrete to make the dome.
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 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.
Question #4
Brunelleschi came up with a way of constructing a dome that did not require the use of _______________.
A.   wooden scaffolding
B.   giant pulleys
C.   a keystone

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