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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. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?
2. Of what material was the horse monument to be made?
3. Isaacson writes that "No scientist before Leonardo had methodically shown how birds" (183) perform what action?
4. What kind of organization was the Compagnia di San Luca that Leonardo joined in 1472?
5. Leonardo's first studies of flight were completed as a means to create which type of art?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the main techniques Leonardo adopted from his mentor, Andrea del Verrocchio, that would go on to be featured prominently in all of Leonardo's later works?
2. What did Leonardo mean when he wrote, "He who has access to the fountain does not go to the water-jar" (176)?
3. What major difference does the author depict when comparing and contrasting Leonardo's personality with Leon Battista Alberti's personality?
4. What was revealed about Leonardo's looks and personality in early works written about his person?
5. Discuss an example of Leonardo's use of analogies that led him to new scientific discoveries.
6. What were the underlying reasons for Leonardo's vegetarianism?
7. What is chiaroscuro and how did Leonardo employ it?
8. What are the reasons that Renaissance Italy has come to be known as "a golden age for bastards" (9)?
9. How did the books included in Leonardo's personal library inventory in 1492 represent the extreme diversity of his interests?
10. When Leonardo joined a competition of architects, what was the assigned task for the contest?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the book's message regarding the search for fame and posterity?
Essay Topic 2
How is the theme of obsession portrayed in Walter Isaacson's biography of Leonardo da Vinci? Examine the author's treatment of and messages regarding obsession throughout the book.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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