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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. What was the function of the official known as a count palatine?
(a) To enact the legal process of legitimizing children.
(b) To mediate local disputes between citizens.
(c) To assess a child's ability to enter a particular trade.
(d) To award custody of children to non-related legal guardians.

2. In the same year that Leonardo was born, Italy began a period of how many peaceful years without war?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 20 years.
(d) 90 years.

3. 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) 400.
(b) 800.
(c) 200.
(d) 1,100.

4. Leonardo believed that deep observation must be done in what manner?
(a) In a group.
(b) Improvisationally.
(c) Quickly.
(d) In steps.

5. Rather than being a surname of Leonardo's, what does the phrase "da Vinci" indicate?
(a) Leonardo's status as a polymath.
(b) Leonardo's hailing from the town of Vinci.
(c) Leonardo's status as his father's firstborn son.
(d) Leonardo's illegitimate status.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonardo's most serious longtime companion held the nickname of Salai, which held what meaning?

2. What was the population of Florence in 1300 before the devastation caused by the Black Death?

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

4. What fraction of Florence's population was literate in 1472?

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

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