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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. 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.

2. In whose honor was the horse monument intended to be created, with a sculpture of his likeness to be placed upon the back of the horse?
(a) Duke Francesco.
(b) Pope Alexander VI.
(c) Cesare Borgia.
(d) Ludovico Sforza.

3. When Sigmund Freud wrote a short book psychoanalyzing Leonardo's memory of a bird hovering over his crib, Freud mistakenly analyzed the symbolism of what type of bird visiting Leonardo?
(a) A starling.
(b) An eagle.
(c) A crane.
(d) A vulture.

4. What was Leonardo's favorite branch of mathematics?
(a) Calculus.
(b) Algebra.
(c) Statistics.
(d) Geometry.

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

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. In what season of 1452 was Leonardo born?

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

4. How many godparents gave witness to Leonardo's birth?

5. Leonardo followed what type of restrictive diet throughout his life?

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