1. Leonardo followed what type of restrictive diet throughout his life?
(a) Vegetarian.
(b) Fruitarian.
(c) Pollotarian.
(d) Pescatarian.

2. What was different about Leonardo's drawings of machines than those of his contemporaries?
(a) Leonardo's drawings were done using charcoal.
(b) Leonardo's drawings did not use color.
(c) Leonardo's drawings were never shown to anyone.
(d) Leonardo drew all of the different pieces of the machine separately.

3. 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.

4. What fraction of Florence's population was literate in 1472?
(a) One third.
(b) One fifth.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One half.

5. How old was Salai when he came to live with Leonardo?
(a) 18.
(b) 10.
(c) 21.
(d) 14.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Donato Bramante was hired by Ludovico Sforza to remodel the dining hall of the convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie, what painting was Leonardo hired to create on the dining hall's wall?

2. Leonardo was known to buy birds from the marketplace and do what with them?

3. Which European city had the greatest percentage of literate citizens in 1472?

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

5. Walter Isaacson states that Leonardo's Vitruvian Man perfectly symbolizes the ideal of what?

(see the answer key)

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