1. While the horse monument was never completed, Leonardo did complete a model of the monument out of what material?
(a) Plaster.
(b) Clay.
(c) Papier mache.
(d) Aluminum.

2. What was the population of Florence when Leonardo moved there in 1464?
(a) 60,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 40,000.
(d) 20,000.

3. When Sigmund Freud wrote a short book psychoanalyzing Leonardo's memory of a bird hovering over his crib, Freud mistakenly analyzed the symbolism of what type of bird visiting Leonardo?
(a) A starling.
(b) A crane.
(c) A vulture.
(d) An eagle.

4. Visual perception occurs along the entire area of what part of the eye?
(a) The pupil.
(b) The retina.
(c) The vitreous humor.
(d) The iris.

5. 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) 10.
(b) 18.
(c) 6.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Leonardo wrote that what type of light is best for a portrait?

3. Leonardo followed what type of restrictive diet throughout his life?

4. Throughout his life, Leonardo devised how many different formulas for squaring a circular shape?

5. The squaring of a circle was a concept first discovered and discussed by what great thinker?

(see the answer key)

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