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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Personal Life - Chapter 13: Math.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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?
(a) 120.
(b) 60.
(c) 20.
(d) 500.

2. Leonardo's most serious longtime companion held the nickname of Salai, which held what meaning?
(a) Little Devil.
(b) Prankster.
(c) Lover of the Arts.
(d) Divine One.

3. 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) Sfumato.
(d) Glazing.

4. What was the population of Florence when Leonardo moved there in 1464?
(a) 40,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 60,000.

5. How many years after Leonardo's birth was Galileo born?
(a) 82.
(b) 112.
(c) 6.
(d) 50.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose death prompted Leonardo's father to bring him to Florence at twelve years old?

2. Throughout his life, Leonardo devised how many different formulas for squaring a circular shape?

3. Leonardo's first studies of flight were completed as a means to create which type of art?

4. The commission of what art piece led to Leonardo's official appointment in the court of Ludovico Sforza and its accompanying salary and accommodations?

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

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