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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Personal Life - Chapter 13: Math.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Throughout his life, Leonardo devised how many different formulas for squaring a circular shape?
(a) 39.
(b) 64.
(c) 212.
(d) 169.

2. Lorenzo de' Medici, a great supporter of the arts in Florence, founded and funded Florence's first public what?
(a) Art studio.
(b) Museum.
(c) Zoo.
(d) Library.

3. What height did Leonardo plan his horse monument to reach once completed?
(a) 51 feet.
(b) 14 feet.
(c) 20 feet.
(d) 23 feet.

4. What was the function of the official known as a count palatine?
(a) To mediate local disputes between citizens.
(b) To award custody of children to non-related legal guardians.
(c) To assess a child's ability to enter a particular trade.
(d) To enact the legal process of legitimizing children.

5. How soon after Leonardo's birth did his father Piero marry Albiera, Leonardo's stepmother?
(a) Two years after.
(b) Eight years after.
(c) Eight months after.
(d) One week after.

Short Answer Questions

1. Leonardo was known to buy birds from the marketplace and do what with them?

2. Isaacson writes that "No scientist before Leonardo had methodically shown how birds" (183) perform what action?

3. When Leonardo came upon a cave while hiking near Florence, what type of fossilized animal did he discover within the confines of the cave?

4. Leonardo's most serious longtime companion held the nickname of Salai, which held what meaning?

5. How old was Salai when he came to live with Leonardo?

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