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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26: Return to Milan - Chapter 33: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Leonardo's main reason for studying anatomy?
(a) To improve his art.
(b) To publish his discoveries.
(c) To gain admittance to medical school.
(d) To impress his friends in the medical field.

2. Leonardo followed what type of restrictive diet throughout his life?
(a) Pollotarian.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) Fruitarian.
(d) Pescatarian.

3. How many godparents gave witness to Leonardo's birth?
(a) 8.
(b) 6.
(c) 20.
(d) 10.

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

5. Santissima Annunziata had a library with how many volumes of books?
(a) 2,400.
(b) 3,600.
(c) 500.
(d) 5,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Leonardo and Francesco travel to Pavia to observe and translate the manuscript of Vitruvius?

2. 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?

3. When Leonardo went to Venice in 1500 in order to offer military advice to defend against a threatened invasion, which country was threatening to invade Venice?

4. Leonardo died in possession of the Mona Lisa how many years after he had begun the painting?

5. In the world of the Renaissance, what did a white ermine represent?

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