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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. Santissima Annunziata had a library with how many volumes of books?
2. Leonardo's first version of the painting Virgin of the Rocks is housed in what museum?
3. When Leonardo moved back to Florence in 1500, in what type of location did he take up residence?
4. Leonardo was the first person to correctly depict what aspect of the human body?
5. What are diabase?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. While Leonardo came to the court of Ludovico Sforza hoping to work primarily as a military and civil engineer, what was the nature of most of the work he completed in the decade he was in service to Ludovico Sforza?
3. When Leonardo returned to Florence in 1500, how had Florence changed in the time he had been away?
4. What were the two colors most favored by Leonardo in the tailoring of both his clothes and the clothes of Salai?
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. How does Walter Isaacson link the qualities of genius and the qualities of obsession within the chapter about Leonardo's first round of anatomy studies?
8. What evidence does Walter Isaacson provide for his claim that much of Leonardo's thinking was collegial?
9. What novel idea did Leonardo come up with for protecting a port, an idea which he never brought to fruition?
10. In the mid-1490s, Leonardo put aside his work on anatomy and would not return to it for another decade. What endeavor did he begin upon dropping his anatomy studies?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the significance of the coda that is placed by the author just after the body of the narrative ends. How do its themes connect to the overall themes within the biography?
Essay Topic 3
What is the significance of Leonardo's resignation from the service of Cesare Borgia? How does this event connect to the narrative's overarching themes?
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