1. Lorenzo de' Medici, a great supporter of the arts in Florence, founded and funded Florence's first public what?
(a) Library.
(b) Art studio.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Museum.

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

3. What was the fate of Giacomo Andrea, the man who was a student of Vitruvius's works and was like a brother to Leonardo?
(a) He was killed in battle.
(b) He was drawn and quartered by French troops.
(c) He died of old age.
(d) He died of syphilis.

4. Whose death prompted Leonardo's father to bring him to Florence at twelve years old?
(a) Leonardo's maternal grandmother's.
(b) Leonardo's cousin's.
(c) Leonardo's half-brother's.
(d) Leonardo's stepmother's.

5. In what year was a great deal of information found and published about the identity of Leonardo's mother?
(a) 1860.
(b) 1773.
(c) 1592.
(d) 2017.

Short Answer Questions

1. One reason Leonardo could not devise how to square a circle is that a mathematical process for squaring a circle cannot be done with just a compass and a ruler. Instead, it requires what type of number?

2. By age five, Leonardo lived primarily with whom?

3. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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