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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. How was the model of Leonardo's horse monument destroyed in 1499?
2. In the early 1490s, Leonardo undertook the task of learning what language?
3. On what day of the week was Leonardo born?
4. How old was Leonardo's father Piero when he had a baby with Leonardo's 16-year-old mother?
5. While the horse monument was never completed, Leonardo did complete a model of the monument out of what material?
Short Essay Questions
1. What plan did Leonardo have for the casting of the horse monument that no one had ever attempted before?
2. How did the books included in Leonardo's personal library inventory in 1492 represent the extreme diversity of his interests?
3. What was revealed about Leonardo's looks and personality in early works written about his person?
4. What were the underlying reasons for Leonardo's vegetarianism?
5. Who was Salai and what were some of his character traits?
6. What did Leonardo mean when he wrote, "He who has access to the fountain does not go to the water-jar" (176)?
7. Which branch of mathematics interested Leonardo above all others?
8. When Leonardo joined a competition of architects, what was the assigned task for the contest?
9. What major difference does the author depict when comparing and contrasting Leonardo's personality with Leon Battista Alberti's personality?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
What is the author's message regarding intrinsic motivation versus extrinsic motivation within his biography of Leonardo da Vinci?
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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