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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. The profile pose was the standard for portraits of what type of people during the Renaissance?
2. Santissima Annunziata had a library with how many volumes of books?
3. The child featured in Leonardo's work Madonna of the Yardwinder is reaching for what object?
4. Leonardo's initial anatomy studies of 1489 focused on what part of the body?
5. Pope Alexander VI was the first pope to perform what action?
Short Essay Questions
1. What novel idea did Leonardo come up with for protecting a port, an idea which he never brought to fruition?
2. On whom was the painting Lady with an Ermine based?
3. What does Walter Isaacson point to in Leonardo's creation of the painting Virgin of the Rocks that he says illustrates Leonardo's insistence on realism in his art?
4. What are the two possibilities concerning the angel's identity within the painting Virgin of the Rocks?
5. What evidence is presented that points toward Leonardo respecting and enjoying the intellectual findings of his friends and peers?
6. When Leonardo moved to Milan in 1482, what did he discover about the study of anatomy in that location?
7. In one of Leonardo's notebooks, he professed his intention to understand what he called universale misura del huomo. What did Leonardo mean by this?
8. What reasons did Leonardo have for always wanting to portray portrait subjects facing the viewer or in three-quarters view, contrary to the customary profile pose?
9. What evidence does Walter Isaacson provide for his claim that much of Leonardo's thinking was collegial?
10. What types of commissions did Leonardo refuse to accept?
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
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
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.
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