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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. When Leonardo came upon a cave while hiking near Florence, what type of fossilized animal did he discover within the confines of the cave?
(a) A whale.
(b) A pterodactyl.
(c) A catfish.
(d) An eagle.

2. 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) Glazing.
(b) Sfumato.
(c) Sgraffito.
(d) Blocking.

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

4. Leonardo wrote that, "Those who are in love with practice without theoretical knowledge are like the sailor who goes onto a ship without" (175) what two items?
(a) A compass and a rudder.
(b) A map and a spyglass.
(c) A rudder and a spyglass.
(d) A compass and a map.

5. In the early 1490s, Leonardo undertook the task of learning what language?
(a) Latin.
(b) French.
(c) Spanish.
(d) Greek.

Short Answer 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 accused of sodomy?

2. While the horse monument was never completed, Leonardo did complete a model of the monument out of what material?

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

4. In what year was a great deal of information found and published about the identity of Leonardo's mother?

5. What term did Leonardo eventually use to describe the object he hoped would result in human flight due to the device's flapping wings?

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