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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 began working on his portrait of John the Baptist while he resided in what city?
(a) Florence.
(b) Pavia.
(c) Bologna.
(d) Milan.

2. The troops of which French king marched through Italy, putting a halt to Leonardo's creation of the horse monument, since his materials were needed to construct cannon?
(a) King Henry II.
(b) King Henry IV.
(c) King Francis I.
(d) King Charles VIII.

3. What is meant by the words "Il sole no si muove"? (439)
(a) The soul does not move.
(b) The foot does not move.
(c) The sun does not move.
(d) The earth does not move.

4. Rather than being shown in profile, as was traditional, the subject of Lady with an Ermine is shown in what way?
(a) From the knees up.
(b) From the neck up.
(c) In full frontal view.
(d) In three-quarters view.

5. Who was the subject of the portrait entitled Lady with an Ermine?
(a) Cecilia Gallerina.
(b) Lucrezia Borgia.
(c) Caterina Sforza.
(d) Salai.

Short Answer Questions

1. By age five, Leonardo lived primarily with whom?

2. The Florentine tradition known as disegno lineamentum used what to create forms and designs?

3. What kind of organization was the Compagnia di San Luca that Leonardo joined in 1472?

4. When Leonardo moved back to Florence in 1500, in what type of location did he take up residence?

5. How did the friar Savonarola die?

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