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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 26: Return to Milan - Chapter 33: Conclusion.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Leonardo's packing list for his journey to enter the service of Cesare Borgia did NOT include which of the following items?
(a) A sword belt.
(b) A book of white paper for drawing.
(c) A pair of compasses.
(d) A scalpel.

2. Visual perception occurs along the entire area of what part of the eye?
(a) The pupil.
(b) The retina.
(c) The vitreous humor.
(d) The iris.

3. Besides Leonardo, how many children did his father Piero have during his lifetime?
(a) 8.
(b) 13.
(c) 11.
(d) 6.

4. What was the function of the official known as a count palatine?
(a) To mediate local disputes between citizens.
(b) To enact the legal process of legitimizing children.
(c) To award custody of children to non-related legal guardians.
(d) To assess a child's ability to enter a particular trade.

5. The fashions worn by the subject of Lady with an Ermine became fashionable in Milan in 1489 when Gian Galeazzo Sforza was married to whom?
(a) Catherine of Aragon.
(b) The Duchess of Cypress.
(c) Isabella of Aragon.
(d) Lucrezia Borgia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Pope Alexander VI was the first pope to perform what action?

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

3. What was the fate of Giacomo Andrea, the man who was a student of Vitruvius's works and was like a brother to Leonardo?

4. How was the model of Leonardo's horse monument destroyed in 1499?

5. In what year did Leonardo start his second round of anatomical studies?

(see the answer key)

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