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

2. In what year was a great deal of information found and published about the identity of Leonardo's mother?
(a) 2017.
(b) 1592.
(c) 1860.
(d) 1773.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In the early 1490s, Leonardo undertook the task of learning what language?

2. Leonardo believed that deep observation must be done in what manner?

3. While Leonardo often drew and painted full-body male nudes, by contrast, almost all of the women he painted were what?

4. The troops of which French king marched through Italy, putting a halt to Leonardo's creation of the horse monument, since his materials were needed to construct cannon?

5. What family controlled the republic in place in Florence at the time of Leonardo's arrival in the city?

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