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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20: Florence Again - Chapter 25: Michelangelo and the Lost Battles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Much of Leonardo's thinking regarding birds was gathered into a notebook now known as the Codex on the Flight of Birds. How many folios are present within that notebook?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 10.

2. What was Leonardo's main reason for studying anatomy?
(a) To impress his friends in the medical field.
(b) To improve his art.
(c) To gain admittance to medical school.
(d) To publish his discoveries.

3. The profile pose was the standard for portraits of what type of people during the Renaissance?
(a) Women.
(b) Illegitimate heirs.
(c) Royalty.
(d) Men.

4. How many godparents gave witness to Leonardo's birth?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 20.

5. Leonardo's packing list for his journey to enter the service of Cesare Borgia did NOT include which of the following items?
(a) A scalpel.
(b) A pair of compasses.
(c) A book of white paper for drawing.
(d) A sword belt.

Short Answer Questions

1. During his prolonged study of optics, Leonardo dissected the eyes of humans and what other animal?

2. How many other portraits of women had Leonardo completed prior to creating Lady with an Ermine?

3. Leonardo's initial anatomy studies of 1489 focused on what part of the body?

4. How old was Salai when he came to live with Leonardo?

5. What book written by Luca Pacioli included 60 illustrations by Leonardo, the only drawings Leonardo ever published in his lifetime?

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