View a FREE sample

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. 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.

2. Leonardo's memory of a bird hovering above his crib when he was an infant involved what type of bird?
(a) A kite.
(b) An osprey.
(c) A bluebird.
(d) An eagle.

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

4. In what year was Leonardo brought to Florence to live with his father?
(a) 1464.
(b) 1430.
(c) 1451.
(d) 1482.

5. After collaborating with Leonardo on a particular painting, Andrea del Verrocchio, Verocchio was reportedly so awed by Leonardo's technique that he never completed another painting on his own. What was the title of the painting on which the two collaborated?
(a) The Annunciation.
(b) Baptism of Christ.
(c) St. Jerome in the Wilderness.
(d) The Adoration of the Magi.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tempera paints were used by artists in Italy prior to the arrival of oil painting. Oil painting came to Italy from what country?

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

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

4. 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?

5. What is the term for the technique that uses contrasts of light and shadow in order to achieve the appearance of three dimensions in a two-dimensional work?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 277 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample