Reading 9B:The Great Dome of Florence

A No one had ever built a dome from concrete before.

B No one had built such a wide dome before.

C Many builders argued what material to use.

D The cathedral didn’t have structures that could support a dome from the outside.

A The Renaissance began.

B The cathedral was built.

C The dome was completed.

D Filippo Brunelleschi came up with solutions.

A He built three domes for the cathedral.

B He died before seeing the dome completed.

C He was a famous builder.

D He invented a machine that lifted things into the air.

A paragraph 1

B paragraph 2

C paragraph 3

D paragraph 4

A Brunelleschi didn’t leave any pictures of his design.

B Some structures are completely covered in concrete.

C The dome has been rebuilt many times over the years.

D The dome took too long to complete.