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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. While Leonardo often drew and painted full-body male nudes, by contrast, almost all of the women he painted were what?
2. Isaacson writes that "No scientist before Leonardo had methodically shown how birds" (183) perform what action?
3. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?
4. What family controlled the republic in place in Florence at the time of Leonardo's arrival in the city?
5. On what day of the week was Leonardo born?
Short Essay Questions
1. What language did Leonardo decide to teach himself in the early 1490s and what was the result?
2. What is chiaroscuro and how did Leonardo employ it?
3. The essayist Benedetto Dei wrote in 1972 that Florence "has all seven of the fundamental things a city requires for perfection" (26). What were the seven things he named?
4. What was the main source of information used by Walter Isaacson in his writing of Leonardo's biography?
5. What was revealed about Leonardo's looks and personality in early works written about his person?
6. What was the reason that Leonardo's horse monument was never completed?
7. When Leonardo joined a competition of architects, what was the assigned task for the contest?
8. What major difference does the author depict when comparing and contrasting Leonardo's personality with Leon Battista Alberti's personality?
9. What symbolism did Leonardo see in the reeds he included in his drawing of Pleasure and Pain?
10. What qualities of Leonardo's character are discussed as qualities that would have made him a misfit in any place besides Florence?
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
How does the author use sensory details in order to paint a vivid portrait of the historical events he depicts within the book? Discuss at least two scenes that include extensive use of sensory details and pull quotes from these scenes to support your claim.
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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