Who wrote "The Lives of the Most Famous Painters, Architects, and Sculptors"?
A. Michelangelo
B. Giorgio Vasari
C. Da Vinci
D. Stahl
E. John Green
B. Vasari
100
Leonardo Da Vinci was born in
A. 1566
B. 1452
C. 1329
D. 1501
E. 1994 (only 90s kids will remember the Last Supper)
B. 1452
100
What is the collection of Leonardo's Notebooks called?
A. Codex Atlanticus
B. Codex Pacificus
C. Codex Vincicus
D. Treatise on Painting
E. Pokedex
A. Codex Atlanticus
100
True/False: Leonardo built a pair of the wings and tested them.
False
200
The ____ viewpoint put forth by Vasari argued that artists were more like poets.
A. Humanist
B. Scholasticist
C. Secularist
D. Evangelical
E. Communist
A. Humanist
200
Leonardo Da Vinci was born into the _____ class
A. Peasant
B. Noble
C. Artisan
D. Church
A. Leonardo was the illegitimate son of a notary and peasant
200
Ornithopter Wings were meant to be used by
A. A glider
B. A helicopter thing
C. A person
D. A windmill
C. A person was meant to wear the wings
200
Leonardo suggested testing the ornithopter wings how?
Jumping off a cliff near a lake with a "wineskin girdle" so you could float. (I think that would be the least of your problems)
300
During the middle ages, artists were seen more as _____ than as creative geniuses.
tradesmen, craftsmen, etc.
300
Name two famous works by Da Vinci (besides Ornithopter wings)
The Last Supper, Virgin on the Rocks (no its not an alcoholic beverage), etc.
300
Leonardo sketched ___ to help him create the ornitopter wings
A. Bird Anatomy
B. Windmills
C. Human bone structure
D. Insects
A. Birds
300
Who did Leonardo leave his notebooks to?
His student (Francesco Melzi)
400
Name a thinker who was rediscovered during the Renaissance
Archimedes and Ptolemy
400
Though he was from Florence, Leonardo Da Vinci worked in ____ and died in _____
Milan, France
400
Why can't humans fly with the ornithopter wings?
Humans do not have hollow bones, therefore we are too heavy and our arms pull us down more for each flap.
400
Leonardo understood ___ well but he wasn't sure how to translate it into flight
motion or wind
500
Name three items of technology created during the Renaissance
Printing Press, Nautical Compass, Crank and Connecting Rod, Portable Clock, Microscope, Screwdriver, etc.
500
Name one of Leonardo's most famous patrons
Pope Leo X, Cesar Borgia, Francis I
500
While birds flap their wings, Leonardo saw flying more as ____ which caused the wings not to work, theoretically.
swimming through the air
500
Leonardo's flying machines appeared in what video game?