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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. What is the term for the technique Leonardo invented that sought to blend shadows and lights so that no borders or lines were apparent?
3. During the 70 years following the creation of The Officers of the Night in 1432, an average of how many men per year were convicted of sodomy and were sentenced to prison, exile, or death?
4. The commission of what art piece led to Leonardo's official appointment in the court of Ludovico Sforza and its accompanying salary and accommodations?
5. What was the name of Leonardo's mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What information was recently discovered in 2017 about Leonardo's birth mother?
2. When Leonardo joined a competition of architects, what was the assigned task for the contest?
3. How did the books included in Leonardo's personal library inventory in 1492 represent the extreme diversity of his interests?
4. How did Johannes Gutenberg's invention of the printing press in 1452 affect Leonardo's life and work?
5. What language did Leonardo decide to teach himself in the early 1490s and what was the result?
6. Discuss an example of Leonardo's use of analogies that led him to new scientific discoveries.
7. What occasion prompted Leonardo to paint The Last Supper?
8. What was revealed about Leonardo's looks and personality in early works written about his person?
9. What was the main source of information used by Walter Isaacson in his writing of Leonardo's biography?
10. What symbolism did Leonardo see in the reeds he included in his drawing of Pleasure and Pain?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What is the author's message regarding human flaws?
Essay Topic 2
What ultimate message is Walter Isaacson's biography sending about the nature and value of collaboration?
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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