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Florence Cathedral - Quiz
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  • 1. When were the three huge bronze doors of the Florence Cathedral made?
A) 1499 to 1503
B) 1789 to 1803
C) 1899 to 1903
D) 1850 to 1860
  • 2. Who designed the mosaics in the lunettes above the doors?
A) Donatello
B) Niccolò Barabino
C) Tito Sarrocchi
D) Filippo Brunelleschi
  • 3. Which artist sculpted the right-hand bronze door?
A) Lorenzo Ghiberti
B) Benedetto da Maiano
C) Luca della Robbia
D) Giuseppe Cassioli
  • 4. The interior of the cathedral is characterized by which architectural style?
A) Romanesque
B) Baroque
C) Late Gothic
D) Renaissance
  • 5. What is the subject of the fresco by Domenico di Michelino?
A) The Life of Saint Zenobius
B) The Coronation of the Virgin
C) The Last Judgment
D) Dante Before the City of Florence
  • 6. What pigment was used to paint the equestrian statue of Sir John Hawkwood to resemble bronze patina?
A) Vermilion
B) Ochre
C) Terra verde
D) Lapis lazuli
  • 7. How many hours does the one-handed liturgical clock show?
A) 6 hours
B) 24 hours
C) 12 hours
D) 20 hours
  • 8. Who painted the frescoes on the ceiling of the dome?
A) Paolo Uccello and Andrea del Castagno
B) Michelangelo and Raphael
C) Giorgio Vasari and Federico Zuccari
D) Donatello and Ghiberti
  • 9. Where is the tomb of Filippo Brunelleschi located?
A) In the crypt
B) In the museum
C) Behind the high altar
D) Outside the main entrance
  • 10. What mechanism causes the cracks in the dome to open and close?
A) Human foot traffic
B) Seasonal temperature changes
C) Groundwater level variations
D) Tidal forces
  • 11. How many major cracks of various sizes were counted in the survey of 1984?
A) 250
B) 1000
C) 100
D) 493
  • 12. What is the estimated weight of the cathedral's dome?
A) 50,000 tons
B) 5,000 tons
C) 10,000 tons
D) 25,000 tons
  • 13. Which artist is responsible for the silver shrine of Saint Zenobius?
A) Lorenzo Ghiberti
B) Donatello
C) Luca della Robbia
D) Andrea del Castagno
  • 14. What is the name of the system used to manage restoration data for the dome frescoes?
A) Archivio Duomo
B) Thesaurus Florentinus
C) Opera Database
D) Firenze Digital
  • 15. Who created the funeral monument of Bishop Antonio d'Orso?
A) Luca della Robbia
B) Bartolommeo Bandinelli
C) Benedetto da Maiano
D) Tino da Camaino
  • 16. What is the architectural plan of the Florence Cathedral?
A) Latin cross
B) Circular
C) Octagonal
D) Greek cross
  • 17. How many square bays are in the central nave?
A) Two
B) Four
C) Six
D) Eight
  • 18. What does the trilobate arrangement of the apses represent?
A) A star
B) The city walls
C) The Holy Trinity
D) A flower
  • 19. What is the total length of the cathedral?
A) 153 meters
B) 23 meters
C) 90 meters
D) 114 meters
  • 20. What is the height of the dome?
A) 114.5 meters
B) 90 meters
C) 38 meters
D) 153 meters
  • 21. Which organization commissioned the Old Testament sculptures?
A) Arte della Lana
B) The Medici family
C) The Florentine Guild of Merchants
D) The Vatican
  • 22. In what year was Donatello commissioned to carve a statue of David?
A) 1408
B) 1415
C) 1421
D) 1409
  • 23. Who was commissioned to carve a marble statue of Isaiah in 1408?
A) Agostino di Duccio
B) Donatello
C) Michelangelo
D) Nanni di Banco
  • 24. How many statues did Donatello create for the campanile between 1415 and 1426?
A) Twelve
B) Two
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 25. Who created the terracotta figure of Hercules in 1463?
A) Agostino di Duccio
B) Donatello
C) Nanni di Banco
D) Michelangelo
  • 26. Where was the 2010 fiberglass replica of David placed?
A) On a roof-top buttress
B) In the central nave
C) On the campanile
D) Inside the baptistery
  • 27. What is the ranking of the cathedral's dome height globally?
A) Second tallest
B) Fifth tallest
C) Tenth tallest
D) First tallest
  • 28. Which engineer is responsible for the cathedral's famous dome?
A) Francesco Talenti
B) Andrea Pisano
C) Filippo Brunelleschi
D) Arnolfo di Cambio
  • 29. In what year was the Florence Cathedral completed?
A) 1436
B) 1296
C) 1887
D) 1348
  • 30. Who created the 19th-century Gothic Revival western façade?
A) Nanni di Banco
B) Giotto
C) Emilio De Fabris
D) Donatello
  • 31. What sits on the site of the former Florence Cathedral?
A) San Lorenzo
B) Santa Croce
C) Palazzo Vecchio
D) Saint Reparata
  • 32. Who was appointed to oversee the cathedral's construction in 1334?
A) Filippo Brunelleschi
B) Arnolfo di Cambio
C) Giotto
D) Andrea Pisano
  • 33. What major event halted construction of the cathedral in 1348?
A) The Black Death
B) The Great Fire
C) The Great Schism
D) The French Invasion
  • 34. Who consecrated the Florence Cathedral in 1436?
A) Pope Leo X
B) Cardinal Valeriana
C) St. Ambrose of Milan
D) Pope Eugene IV
  • 35. Which musical composition was performed during the cathedral's consecration?
A) Nuper rosarum flores
B) Ave Maria
C) Requiem
D) Gloria
  • 36. Who supported Brunelleschi during the dome competition?
A) Cosimo de' Medici
B) Giotto
C) Lorenzo de' Medici
D) Pope Eugene IV
  • 37. Where are the youthful prophet figures once located on the pinnacles of the Porta di Mandorla now kept?
A) Museo dell'Opera del Duomo
B) Palazzo Vecchio
C) The Florence Cathedral
D) The Baptistery
  • 38. What shape is the dome of the Florence Cathedral?
A) Square
B) Circular
C) Octagonal
D) Oval
  • 39. Why did Florentine architects reject Gothic flying buttresses?
A) They were associated with traditional enemies
B) They were considered structurally weak
C) There was no space for them
D) They were too expensive to build
  • 40. Which ancient building inspired Brunelleschi's dome design?
A) The Pantheon
B) The Parthenon
C) The Roman Forum
D) The Colosseum
  • 41. What material was chosen for the dome primarily for its light weight?
A) Sandstone
B) Concrete
C) Brick
D) Marble
  • 42. How did Brunelleschi prevent the dome from collapsing while the mortar was wet?
A) Vertical exterior supports
B) Reinforced steel beams
C) Herringbone brick pattern
D) Structural centering
  • 43. Who finally completed the lantern in 1461?
A) Baccio d'Agnolo
B) Michelozzo
C) Verrocchio
D) Brunelleschi
  • 44. Who placed the final copper ball atop the lantern in 1469?
A) Brunelleschi
B) Verrocchio
C) Michelozzo
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 45. When was the original façade actually begun in relation to Giotto's death?
A) Immediately after
B) During his lifetime
C) Fifty years after
D) Twenty years after
  • 46. Which architect was responsible for dismantling the original façade in 1587–1588?
A) Emilio De Fabris
B) Giovanni Antonio Dosio
C) Arnolfo di Cambio
D) Bernardo Buontalenti
  • 47. When was the current neo-gothic façade completed?
A) 1864
B) 1887
C) 1876
D) 1587
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