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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At one point Leonardo "listed the many practical applications that could come from harnessing the power of" (192) what river?
(a) The Montone River.
(b) The Livenza River.
(c) The Arno River.
(d) The Sillaro River.

2. How old was Leonardo's father Piero when he had a baby with Leonardo's 16-year-old mother?
(a) 19.
(b) 29.
(c) 36.
(d) 24.

3. By age five, Leonardo lived primarily with whom?
(a) His birth mother and her husband.
(b) His grandfather Antonio and his wife.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His father and stepmother.

4. The troops of which French king marched through Italy, putting a halt to Leonardo's creation of the horse monument, since his materials were needed to construct cannon?
(a) King Francis I.
(b) King Henry II.
(c) King Charles VIII.
(d) King Henry IV.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What position was held by legitimate first-born sons in Leonardo's family, stretching back at least five generations?

2. The squaring of a circle was a concept first discovered and discussed by what great thinker?

3. Lorenzo de' Medici, a great supporter of the arts in Florence, founded and funded Florence's first public what?

4. How many tons did Leonardo plan his horse monument to weigh upon its completion?

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 qualities of Leonardo's character are discussed as qualities that would have made him a misfit in any place besides Florence?

2. When Leonardo joined a competition of architects, what was the assigned task for the contest?

3. What information was recently discovered in 2017 about Leonardo's birth mother?

4. What were the underlying reasons for Leonardo's vegetarianism?

5. Which branch of mathematics interested Leonardo above all others?

6. 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?

7. What are the reasons that Renaissance Italy has come to be known as "a golden age for bastards" (9)?

8. What symbolism did Leonardo see in the reeds he included in his drawing of Pleasure and Pain?

9. Who was Salai and what were some of his character traits?

10. How did the books included in Leonardo's personal library inventory in 1492 represent the extreme diversity of his interests?

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