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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. How many illegitimate children did Pope Alexander VI have?
(a) Three.
(b) Six.
(c) Ten.
(d) Two.

2. Santissima Annunziata had a library with how many volumes of books?
(a) 5,000.
(b) 500.
(c) 3,600.
(d) 2,400.

3. The most basic anatomical knowledge for a painter is the study of what?
(a) Ligaments.
(b) Tendons.
(c) Muscles.
(d) Bones.

4. Leonardo's work Madonna of the Yarnwinder was completed at the request of which courtier within the court of Louis XII?
(a) His scribe.
(b) His court jester.
(c) His secretary.
(d) His treasurer.

5. How old was Salai when he came to live with Leonardo?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 21.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who used Cesare Borgia as a model of cleverness in his work The Prince?

3. Leonardo wrote that, "Those who are in love with practice without theoretical knowledge are like the sailor who goes onto a ship without" (175) what two items?

4. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?

5. How tall was Michelangelo's statue David?

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