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

2. Leonardo's first studies of flight were completed as a means to create which type of art?
(a) Drama.
(b) Storytelling.
(c) Painting.
(d) Sculpture.

3. Rather than being a surname of Leonardo's, what does the phrase "da Vinci" indicate?
(a) Leonardo's status as a polymath.
(b) Leonardo's status as his father's firstborn son.
(c) Leonardo's hailing from the town of Vinci.
(d) Leonardo's illegitimate status.

4. The commission of what art piece led to Leonardo's official appointment in the court of Ludovico Sforza and its accompanying salary and accommodations?
(a) A massive horse monument.
(b) The spire of the Milan Cathedral.
(c) The Last Supper.
(d) Lady with an Ermine.

5. 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 died of old age.
(b) He was killed in battle.
(c) He died of syphilis.
(d) He was drawn and quartered by French troops.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year was Leonardo brought to Florence to live with his father?

3. 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?

4. What position was held by legitimate first-born sons in Leonardo's family, stretching back at least five generations?

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

(see the answer key)

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