The metal that the duke of Milan wanted the horse to be made out of.
Bronze
100
What does finding the main idea of a story mean?
finding out what the story is about
100
True or false: Architects study the patterns of stars
False
100
Above all else Leonardo da Vinci was an _____
artist
200
the statement "Leonardo was handsome" is a statement of...
opinion
200
"People noticed that Leonardo was different. He dressed differently. While other young men wore long togas, Leonardo wore short, rose- colored togas."
What is the main idea of these two sentences?
Leonardo was different.
200
a big gun mounted on a base or wheels
a cannon
200
The sentence "He wrote differently. Backwards. From the right side of the paper to the left. A person would have to use a mirror to read his writing." describes which character
Leonardo da Vinci
300
In his notebook Leonardo stated that this would be the hardest part of creating the horse.
casting
300
What is the main idea on page 295
What is "Leonardo showed promise as an artist so his father took him to Florence to study it."
300
A person who studies the basic nature of knowledge and reality.
philosopher
300
What was the authors purpose for writing "Leonardo's Horse"
To inform the reader about Leonardo DaVinci's life and some of his accomplishments.
300
Which character asked Leonardo da Vinci to give his flute made of silver in the shape of a horses head as a gift to the duke of Milan?
The ruler of Florence, Lorenzo de' Medici.
400
Leonardo da Vinci lived in this time period of rebirth, when people who had forgotten how to be curious became curious again.
the Renaissance
400
What is the main idea on page 306
Leonardo regretted not finishing the horse. He lived the rest of his life feeling unaccomplished because of this.
400
what is the word for made, shaped or done.
Fashioned
400
Who was Leonardo's Rival?
Michelangelo
500
This was made by the duke of Milan from the metal that Leonardo collected.
a cannon
500
What is the main idea of the entire selection?
Leonardo da Vinici was a talented artist who loved to create and invent. He designed, but was never able to complete a bronze horse sculpture for the duke of Milan.
500
Fill in the blank:
The wild pony did not like being fenced in. It was happier in the ______ of wide open fields.
midst
500
In the end who finished the bronze horse for Leonardo?