1. In the mid-1490s, Leonardo halted his study of anatomy, and would not return to the subject for how many years?
(a) 30.
(b) 5.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

2. What book written by Luca Pacioli included 60 illustrations by Leonardo, the only drawings Leonardo ever published in his lifetime?
(a) On Divine Proportion.
(b) On Architectural Design.
(c) On Geometry.
(d) On the Five Regular Solids.

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

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

5. What type of paint did Leonardo use to create the work entitled Lady with an Ermine?
(a) Lead.
(b) Oil.
(c) Watercolor.
(d) Tempera.

Short Answer Questions

1. The troops of which French king marched through Italy, putting a halt to Leonardo's creation of the horse monument, since his materials were needed to construct cannon?

2. The drawing entitled Head of a Young Woman is an "exquisite example of Leonardo's use of" what "to create shadows and texture"? (234)

3. Who wrote the book On Painting, which became a Bible for Leonardo?

4. In what season of 1452 was Leonardo born?

5. Leonardo first tackled the complexities of depicting shadows when drawing what kinds of objects during his training in Verrocchio's art studio?

(see the answer key)

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