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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: The Nature of Man - Chapter 19: Personal Turmoil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Lorenzo de' Medici, a great supporter of the arts in Florence, founded and funded Florence's first public what?
(a) Zoo.
(b) Library.
(c) Museum.
(d) Art studio.

2. In what year did Leonardo and Francesco travel to Pavia to observe and translate the manuscript of Vitruvius?
(a) 1462.
(b) 1490.
(c) 1477.
(d) 1498.

3. Throughout his life, Leonardo devised how many different formulas for squaring a circular shape?
(a) 169.
(b) 39.
(c) 212.
(d) 64.

4. While the study of anatomy was pursued primarily by artists in Florence, the study of anatomy in Milan was undertaken mostly by what group of people?
(a) Medical scholars.
(b) Sculptors.
(c) Clerics.
(d) Doctors.

5. Lady with an Ermine is painted on a panel made of what type of wood?
(a) Cherry.
(b) Walnut.
(c) Birch.
(d) Teak.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many tons did Leonardo plan his horse monument to weigh upon its completion?

2. What height did Leonardo plan his horse monument to reach once completed?

3. Tempera paints were used by artists in Italy prior to the arrival of oil painting. Oil painting came to Italy from what country?

4. In what season of 1452 was Leonardo born?

5. In what year did Leonardo receive his first commission?

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