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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 was the fate of Giacomo Andrea, the man who was a student of Vitruvius's works and was like a brother to Leonardo?
(a) He was killed in battle.
(b) He died of syphilis.
(c) He was drawn and quartered by French troops.
(d) He died of old age.

2. 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?
(a) 200.
(b) 800.
(c) 1,100.
(d) 400.

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

4. The squaring of a circle was a concept first discovered and discussed by what great thinker?
(a) Plato.
(b) Aristotle.
(c) Archimedes.
(d) Hippocrates.

5. Which European city had the greatest percentage of literate citizens in 1472?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Barcelona.
(c) Milan.
(d) Florence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Isaacson writes that "No scientist before Leonardo had methodically shown how birds" (183) perform what action?

3. What was the population of Florence in 1300 before the devastation caused by the Black Death?

4. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?

5. What was the population of Florence when Leonardo moved there in 1464?

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