1. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?
(a) The Livenza River.
(b) The Sillaro River.
(c) The Montone River.
(d) The Arno River.

2. Leonardo's work entitled Codex Madrid I is largely devoted to the design of what?
(a) River diversion techniques.
(b) A perpetual motion machine.
(c) Irrigation techniques.
(d) More efficient machinery.

3. Of what material was the horse monument to be made?
(a) Bronze.
(b) Copper.
(c) Plaster.
(d) Silver.

4. Leonardo's first studies of flight were completed as a means to create which type of art?
(a) Drama.
(b) Sculpture.
(c) Storytelling.
(d) Painting.

5. What fraction of Florence's population was literate in 1472?
(a) One quarter.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One third.
(d) One half.

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. Rather than being a surname of Leonardo's, what does the phrase "da Vinci" indicate?

3. In the late years of what decade did Leonardo begin to devise contraptions that would enable human flight?

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

5. Walter Isaacson states that Leonardo's Vitruvian Man perfectly symbolizes the ideal of what?

(see the answer key)

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