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Leonardo's patron in Milan was:3::2:Right. Lodovico Sforza was ruler of Milan.:A.Lorenzo the Magnificent :B.Lodovico Sforza:C.Francis I
Leonardo was an apprentice in the workshop of:3:3:Right. Verrocchio was a Florentine painter and sculptor.:A.Brunelleschi:B.Pinocchio:C.Verrocchio
Leonardo mastered the painting technique of:3:1:Right. Sfumato is the technique of creating a thin, smokey mist in paint.:A. sfumato:B. impasto:C. archipelago
The Last Supper was painted by:3:3:Right. LeonardoΓÇÖs The Last Supper is located in MilanΓÇÖs convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie.:A. Michelangelo:B. Raphael:C. Leonardo
The printing press was invented by:3:3:Right. German craftsman Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press in 1439.:A. Bramante:B. Bosch:C. Gutenberg
The Hundred Years' War was fought between:3:3:Right. England and France fought from 1337 to 1453 over English claims to France.:A. Italy and Spain:B. Italy and France:C. England and France
Leonardo was 40 years old when:3:2:That's right. Columbus discovered America in 1492.:A. Joan of Arc was burned at the stake:B. Columbus discovered America.:C. the first pocket watch was invented
Leonardo, though remembered for his paintings, made a living mainly as a:3:2:Right. Leonardo entertained his patrons with music, but civil engineering put bread on his table.:A. musician:B. civil engineer:C. soldier
LeonardoΓÇÖs landing gear could also be used:3:2:Right. LeonadoΓÇÖs ladder-like landing gear allowed passengers to enter and exit his flying machine.:A. to land on water:B. to get on and off the craft:C. both of the above
Who was the leader of the Aztecs conquered by Cortés?:3:2:Right. Moctezuma, also pronounced Montezuma, was captured by Cortés.:A. Tenochtitlan:B. Moctezuma:C. Haile Selassie
Dante was a great Italian:3:3:That's right. Dante wrote The Divine Comedy.:A. explorer :B. painter:C. poet
LeonardoΓÇÖs parachute measured how many feet wide?:3:2:Right. LeonardoΓÇÖs 23-foot-wide parachute was close to todayΓÇÖs
24-foot-wide parachute.:A. 12:B. 23:C. 58
Machiavelli was:3:3:Right. Machiavelli wrote The Prince, which describes how an Italian prince can gain power.:A. a Dutch artist:B. a French explorer:C. an Italian statesman
Joan of Arc was an important figure of the:3:3:Right. Joan of Arc led the French to victory in a decisive battle against the British.:A. Boer War:B. Hundred Years' War:C. Spanish Inquisition
The Arno River runs through Florence and:3:1:That's right. Pisa is an Italian city near the Ligurian Sea.:A.Pisa:B.IstanbulC. Amboise
The Birth of Venus was painted by:3:2:Right. Italian artist Botticelli painted The Birth of Venus in 1484.:A. Leonardo:B. Botticelli:C. Michelangelo
Oil paint was invented in the early:3:2:That's right. The Flemish painter Van Eyck is often credited with its invention.:A. 1100s:B. 1400s:C. 1700s
Suleiman the Magnificent was the:3:2:Right. Under SuleimanΓÇÖs rule, the Ottoman Empire reached its peak of power.:A. king of England:B. sultan of Turkey:C. king of Spain
Leonardo created the first version of The Last Supper ever painted.:2:2: False. Many other artists before Leonardo had made their own versions.:A. True:B. False
Leonardo wrote and drew with his:3:2
A. right hand
B. left hand
C. either hand equally well
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B. Right. Leonardo was left-handed and wrote backwards, from right to left.
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3. In spite of Church disapproval, Leonardo dissected more than
A. 10 corpses
B. 20 corpses
C. 30 corpses
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C. Right. Leonardo dissected more than 30 corpses in his studies in human anatomy.
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4. Who first measured the age of a tree by the number of rings in its trunk?
A. Copernicus
B. Galileo
C. Leonardo
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C. ThatΓÇÖs right. Leonardo was quite a botanist.
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5. Leonardo drew the parachute in
A. 1452
B. 1480
C. 1519
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B. Right. Leonardo was 32 years old when he drew the worldΓÇÖs first parachute.
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6. The Mona Lisa is now located in the
A. Vatican
B. Uffizi
C. Louvre
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C. Right. Although Leonardo painted the Mona Lisa in Florence, it now hangs in the Louvre in Paris.
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7. Leonardo invented an alarm clock that
A. poured water on the sleeperΓÇÖs head
B. threw the sleeperΓÇÖs feet into the air
C. rang a loud bell
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B. Right. Leonardo used this alarm clock when he was living in France.
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8. Leonardo used to buy birds sold in cages in order to
A. feed them to his cat
B. dissect them for anatomy studies
C. set them free
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C. Right. Leonardo loved animals - and was also fascinated by the flight of birds.
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9. Ballet developed in the Italian courts
A. before Leonardo was born
B. during LeonardoΓÇÖs lifetime
C. after LeonardoΓÇÖs death
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B. ThatΓÇÖs right. Leonardo lived in an exciting cultural age.