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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Personal Life - Chapter 13: Math.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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) A whale.
(b) A catfish.
(c) An eagle.
(d) A pterodactyl.

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

4. The squaring of a circle was a concept first discovered and discussed by what great thinker?
(a) Aristotle.
(b) Archimedes.
(c) Hippocrates.
(d) Plato.

5. What height did Leonardo plan his horse monument to reach once completed?
(a) 51 feet.
(b) 14 feet.
(c) 23 feet.
(d) 20 feet.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the population of Florence in 1300 before the devastation caused by the Black Death?

3. During the 70 years following the creation of The Officers of the Night in 1432, an average of how many men per year were convicted of sodomy and were sentenced to prison, exile, or death?

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

5. After collaborating with Leonardo on a particular painting, Andrea del Verrocchio, Verocchio was reportedly so awed by Leonardo's technique that he never completed another painting on his own. What was the title of the painting on which the two collaborated?

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