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

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

3. What kind of organization was the Compagnia di San Luca that Leonardo joined in 1472?
(a) A co-op.
(b) A painters' fraternity.
(c) A religious organization.
(d) A guild.

4. 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) 6.
(c) 18.
(d) 3.

5. In what season of 1452 was Leonardo born?
(a) Winter.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Autumn.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was the model of Leonardo's horse monument destroyed in 1499?

2. In what year was Leonardo brought to Florence to live with his father?

3. Leonardo's most serious longtime companion held the nickname of Salai, which held what meaning?

4. Which friend of Leonardo's developed the first widely-published system for double-entry bookkeeping?

5. What was different about Leonardo's drawings of machines than those of his contemporaries?

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