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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Introduction: I Can Also Paint and Chapter 1: Childhood - Chapter 6: Court Entertainer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Homosexuality was so common in Renaissance Florence that what word became slang in Germany for gay?
(a) Florencier.
(b) Florette.
(c) Flor.
(d) Florenzer.

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 accused of sodomy?
(a) 800.
(b) 1,100.
(c) 200.
(d) 400.

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

4. How soon after Leonardo's birth did his father Piero marry Albiera, Leonardo's stepmother?
(a) One week after.
(b) Eight years after.
(c) Eight months after.
(d) Two years after.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What family controlled the republic in place in Florence at the time of Leonardo's arrival in the city?

2. What was the population of Florence when Leonardo moved there in 1464?

3. What was the function of the official known as a count palatine?

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

5. What position was held by legitimate first-born sons in Leonardo's family, stretching back at least five generations?

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