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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. Of what material was the horse monument to be made?
(a) Plaster.
(b) Bronze.
(c) Copper.
(d) Silver.

2. In what year did Johannes Gutenberg begin selling Bibles created on his newly-invented printing press?
(a) 1501.
(b) 1452.
(c) 1489.
(d) 1348.

3. What position was held by legitimate first-born sons in Leonardo's family, stretching back at least five generations?
(a) Notary.
(b) Banker.
(c) Tax collector.
(d) Dentist.

4. What family controlled the republic in place in Florence at the time of Leonardo's arrival in the city?
(a) The Orsinis.
(b) The Machiavellis.
(c) The Medicis.
(d) The Borgias.

5. In what season of 1452 was Leonardo born?
(a) Summer.
(b) Autumn.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Leonardo's mother?

2. How many tons did Leonardo plan his horse monument to weigh upon its completion?

3. How old was Salai when he came to live with Leonardo?

4. What item of clothing did Leonardo insist upon wearing, even though it was antithetical to the fashions of the time?

5. In what year did Leonardo and Francesco travel to Pavia to observe and translate the manuscript of Vitruvius?

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