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. How old was Leonardo when Salai came to live with him?
(a) 50.
(b) 38.
(c) 24.
(d) 21.

2. What was the man's name who became Pope Alexander VI?
(a) Michelangelo.
(b) Rodrigo Borgia.
(c) Ludovico Sforza.
(d) Cesare Borgia.

3. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?
(a) The Sillaro River.
(b) The Arno River.
(c) The Montone River.
(d) The Livenza River.

4. Leonardo first tackled the complexities of depicting shadows when drawing what kinds of objects during his training in Verrocchio's art studio?
(a) Draperies.
(b) Hands.
(c) Pieces of fruit.
(d) Columns.

5. When Leonardo entered the service of Cesare Borgia at the age of 50, how old was Cesare Borgia?
(a) 21.
(b) 40.
(c) 26.
(d) 35.

Short Answer Questions

1. In 2009, technicians were able to use infrared imaging techniques in order to expose what hidden piece of Leonardo's first version of Virgin of the Rocks?

2. The fashions worn by the subject of Lady with an Ermine became fashionable in Milan in 1489 when Gian Galeazzo Sforza was married to whom?

3. Isaacson writes that "No scientist before Leonardo had methodically shown how birds" (183) perform what action?

4. How was the model of Leonardo's horse monument destroyed in 1499?

5. How tall was Michelangelo's statue David?

(see the answer key)

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