1. What was the population of Florence in 1300 before the devastation caused by the Black Death?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 100,000.
(c) 140,000.
(d) 80,000.

2. The center of medical research in Milan during the Renaissance was what university?
(a) The University of Pavia.
(b) The University of Bologna.
(c) The University of Sannio.
(d) The University of Catania.

3. What fraction of Florence's population was literate in 1472?
(a) One fifth.
(b) One half.
(c) One quarter.
(d) One third.

4. What are diabase?
(a) Metamorphic rocks.
(b) River curves.
(c) Intrusive igneous rocks.
(d) Sedimentary rocks.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonardo wrote that "Painting is based on perspective and perspective is nothing else than the thorough knowledge of the function of the" (274) what?

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

3. How old was Salai when he came to live with Leonardo?

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

5. What height did Leonardo plan his horse monument to reach once completed?

(see the answer key)

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