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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 20: Florence Again - Chapter 25: Michelangelo and the Lost Battles.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many years after Leonardo's birth was Galileo born?
(a) 82.
(b) 112.
(c) 50.
(d) 6.

2. From what age had Isabella been betrothed to Francesco Gonzaga, the Marquess of Mantua, when they married?
(a) Eleven.
(b) Thirteen.
(c) Three.
(d) Six.

3. The first version of Leonardo's painting Virgin of the Rocks was completed in what year?
(a) 1465.
(b) 1495.
(c) 1485.
(d) 1475.

4. Much of Leonardo's thinking regarding birds was gathered into a notebook now known as the Codex on the Flight of Birds. How many folios are present within that notebook?
(a) 3.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 18.

5. How many tons did Leonardo plan his horse monument to weigh upon its completion?
(a) 24.
(b) 75.
(c) 12.
(d) 60.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the subject of the portrait entitled Lady with an Ermine?

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

3. Leonardo first tackled the complexities of depicting shadows when drawing what kinds of objects during his training in Verrocchio's art studio?

4. What was Leonardo's favorite branch of mathematics?

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

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