It is remarkable that a competition was held in 1401 to design the doors to the Florence Baptistery, given that scarcely more than a half century earlier, the city-state had witnessed
a. as much as four-fifths of its population succumb to the Black Death.
b. the military destruction of as much as four-fifths of the cathedral’s dome.
c. as much as fourth-fifths of the Ghibelline population die at Guelph hands.
d. the military destruction of as much as four-fifths of the baptistery.
Answer: a
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a. one underlying image. b. the conflict of opposing forces. c. exposition and falling action. d. repetition.
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