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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26: Return to Milan - Chapter 33: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Florence save itself from plunder by Cesare Borgia and his armies?
(a) The city's army defeated the forces with cannon fire.
(b) The city's merchants promised a percentage of their sales.
(c) Officials paid an annual bribe.
(d) Officials promised loyalty in perpetuity.

2. Leonardo's Madonna of the Yardwinder is about the size of what?
(a) A page of a tabloid newspaper.
(b) A map.
(c) A page of a paperback novel.
(d) A dinner plate.

3. Tempera paints were used by artists in Italy prior to the arrival of oil painting. Oil painting came to Italy from what country?
(a) Switzerland.
(b) Germany.
(c) The Netherlands.
(d) Belgium.

4. The typical human has how many teeth?
(a) 24.
(b) 32.
(c) 36.
(d) 38.

5. How many pounds of belongings did Leonardo pay to have shipped from Milan to Rome upon taking his new position?
(a) 1,000 pounds.
(b) 2,500 pounds.
(c) 500 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Leonardo when Salai came to live with him?

2. One reason Leonardo could not devise how to square a circle is that a mathematical process for squaring a circle cannot be done with just a compass and a ruler. Instead, it requires what type of number?

3. What is meant by the words "Il sole no si muove"? (439)

4. Santissima Annunziata was located three blocks away from the Santa Maria Nuova Hospital, where Leonardo conducted what activity?

5. Which famous artist was one of Leonardo's most ardent followers?

(see the answer key)

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