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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. 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) 18.
(b) 3.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

2. While Leonardo often drew and painted full-body male nudes, by contrast, almost all of the women he painted were what?
(a) Hiding their nakedness with their hair.
(b) Clothed and shown from the waist up.
(c) Clothed and shown from the waist down.
(d) Turned away from the viewer.

3. How many tons did Leonardo plan his horse monument to weigh upon its completion?
(a) 75.
(b) 12.
(c) 24.
(d) 60.

4. Who acted as Leonardo's new patron after Leonardo left the service of Cesare Borgia?
(a) Giovanni Sforza.
(b) King Louis XII.
(c) Charles d'Amboise.
(d) The Duke of Milan.

5. What is the term for the technique Leonardo invented that sought to blend shadows and lights so that no borders or lines were apparent?
(a) Sgraffito.
(b) Blocking.
(c) Glazing.
(d) Sfumato.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Leonardo's memory of a bird hovering above his crib when he was an infant involved what type of bird?

3. Rather than being shown in profile, as was traditional, the subject of Lady with an Ermine is shown in what way?

4. How old was Leonardo when he adopted Francesco Melzi?

5. What did Leonardo's father Piero leave to Leonardo in his will?

(see the answer key)

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