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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What item of clothing did Leonardo insist upon wearing, even though it was antithetical to the fashions of the time?
2. After collaborating with Leonardo on a particular painting, Andrea del Verrocchio, Verocchio was reportedly so awed by Leonardo's technique that he never completed another painting on his own. What was the title of the painting on which the two collaborated?
3. Leonardo's most serious longtime companion held the nickname of Salai, which held what meaning?
4. Isaacson writes that "No scientist before Leonardo had methodically shown how birds" (183) perform what action?
5. In what year did Leonardo and Francesco travel to Pavia to observe and translate the manuscript of Vitruvius?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Salai and what were some of his character traits?
2. Which branch of mathematics interested Leonardo above all others?
3. What major difference does the author depict when comparing and contrasting Leonardo's personality with Leon Battista Alberti's personality?
4. In what way did Leonardo's illegitimacy grant him certain freedoms?
5. What is chiaroscuro and how did Leonardo employ it?
6. What qualities of Leonardo's character are discussed as qualities that would have made him a misfit in any place besides Florence?
7. What was revealed about Leonardo's looks and personality in early works written about his person?
8. What occasion prompted Leonardo to paint The Last Supper?
9. When Leonardo joined a competition of architects, what was the assigned task for the contest?
10. What was the reason that Leonardo's horse monument was never completed?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Examine how Walter Isaacson's book Leonardo da Vinci invites the readers to learn particular lessons from Leonardo and to apply those lessons to their own lives. How does he accomplish this goal and how does this goal relate to the overarching themes of the text?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's treatment of the suspenseful unfolding of the story behind La Bella Principessa and what techniques he uses in order to build suspense for the reader.
Essay Topic 3
How does Walter Isaacson utilize irony within the text? Discuss at least three uses of irony within the book and explore each instance's connection to larger themes contained within the narrative.
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