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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 was the fate of Giacomo Andrea, the man who was a student of Vitruvius's works and was like a brother to Leonardo?
2. What was the population of Florence in 1300 before the devastation caused by the Black Death?
3. 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?
4. In the early 1490s, Leonardo undertook the task of learning what language?
5. Who was pope when Leonardo was born?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who was Salai and what were some of his character traits?
2. What was the reason that Leonardo's horse monument was never completed?
3. What symbolism did Leonardo see in the reeds he included in his drawing of Pleasure and Pain?
4. What qualities of Leonardo's character are discussed as qualities that would have made him a misfit in any place besides Florence?
5. What occasion prompted Leonardo to paint The Last Supper?
6. What plan did Leonardo have for the casting of the horse monument that no one had ever attempted before?
7. In what way did Leonardo's illegitimacy grant him certain freedoms?
8. How did Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1452 affect Leonardo's life and work?
9. What information was recently discovered in 2017 about Leonardo's birth mother?
10. How did the books included in Leonardo's personal library inventory in 1492 represent the extreme diversity of his interests?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay that discusses the author's purpose for his juxtaposition of the two cities of Florence and Milan in his portrayal of the life of Leonardo.
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 the author's use of the first and second person point of view serve his purposes over the course of the book? Discuss how Walter Isaacson's choice of point of view helps to advance his treatment of at least three particular themes within the text.
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