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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: The Nature of Man - Chapter 19: Personal Turmoil.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leonardo insisted that all boundaries within both art and nature were what?
(a) Blurred.
(b) Impossible.
(c) Distinct.
(d) Invisible.

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

3. What role did Leonardo inhabit upon his arrival to the court of Ludovico Sforza?
(a) A portraitist.
(b) An engineer.
(c) A producer of pageants.
(d) A fashion designer.

4. In what year was Leonardo brought to Florence to live with his father?
(a) 1482.
(b) 1464.
(c) 1451.
(d) 1430.

5. Leonardo wrote that "Painting is based on perspective and perspective is nothing else than the thorough knowledge of the function of the" (274) what?
(a) The universe.
(b) The divine.
(c) The world.
(d) The eye.

Short Answer 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?

2. During his prolonged study of optics, Leonardo dissected the eyes of humans and what other animal?

3. What is the term for the technique Leonardo invented that sought to blend shadows and lights so that no borders or lines were apparent?

4. The squaring of a circle was a concept first discovered and discussed by what great thinker?

5. Leonardo's memory of a bird hovering above his crib when he was an infant involved what type of bird?

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