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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: The Nature of Man - Chapter 19: Personal Turmoil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years after Leonardo's birth was Galileo born?
(a) 6.
(b) 82.
(c) 112.
(d) 50.

2. What role did Leonardo inhabit upon his arrival to the court of Ludovico Sforza?
(a) An engineer.
(b) A portraitist.
(c) A fashion designer.
(d) A producer of pageants.

3. In whose honor was the horse monument intended to be created, with a sculpture of his likeness to be placed upon the back of the horse?
(a) Duke Francesco.
(b) Ludovico Sforza.
(c) Cesare Borgia.
(d) Pope Alexander VI.

4. When Leonardo came upon a cave while hiking near Florence, what type of fossilized animal did he discover within the confines of the cave?
(a) An eagle.
(b) A catfish.
(c) A whale.
(d) A pterodactyl.

5. 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?
(a) Three wise men who had been removed from the final piece.
(b) An underdrawing used to compose the painting.
(c) Three prophets who had been removed from the final piece.
(d) A second painting under the first.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rather than being shown in profile, as was traditional, the subject of Lady with an Ermine is shown in what way?

2. What was the function of the official known as a count palatine?

3. What type of paint did Leonardo use to create the work entitled Lady with an Ermine?

4. On what day of the week was Leonardo born?

5. What family controlled the republic in place in Florence at the time of Leonardo's arrival in the city?

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