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EXTRA LEONARDO
100
What is the name of this painting?
A) Mona Lizard B) Lisa Mona C) Mona Banana D) Mona Lisa
D) Mona Lisa
100
Which building is known for its leaning tower?
A) Pisa Cathedral
B) Florence Cathedral
C) Milan Cathedral
D) Venice Basilica
A) Pisa Cathedral
100
How often did some rich people bathe?
A) Once a week
B) Every day
C) Only a few times a year
D) After dinner
C) Only a few times a year
100
What tool did Galileo improve?
A) Microscope B) Telescope C) Compass
D) Astrolable
B) Telescope
100
How many notebooks did da Vinci leave behind?
A) None B) About 30 C) At least 50 D) Only one secret one
C) At least 50
200
Which artist painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
A) Raphael B) Donatello C) Michelangelo D) Botticelli
C) Michelangelo
200
Which city is famous for its canals and Renaissance architecture?
A) Rome
B) Venice
C) Milan
D) Naples
B) Venice
200
Where did people throw their dirty water and waste?
A) In special trash bins
B) Out the window
C) Down toilets
D) In rivers only
B) Out the window
200
What idea is Copernicus most famous for?
A) The Sun moves around the Earth
B) The Earth moves around the Sun
C) The Earth is flat and stands still
D) The stars move around the Moon
B) The Earth moves around the Sun
200
What crazy thing did da Vinci try to invent?
A) A flying machine B) A robot cat C) A car made of cheese D) A talking book
A) A flying machine
300
What is the name of the famous sculpture of a man by Michelangelo?
A) David B) Hercules C) Apollo D) Zeus
A) David
300
What architectural feature became popular during the Renaissance?
A) Windows
B) Pointed arches
C) Domes
D) Pyramids
C) Domes
300
What was used as toothpaste during the Renaissance?
A) Soap
B) Crushed eggshells, bones, and seashells
C) Sugar
D) Perfume
B) Crushed eggshells, bones, and seashells
300
What invention helped spread Renaissance ideas?
A) The compass
B) The printing press
C) The astrolabe
D) The hourglass
B) The printing press
300
What did da Vinci almost never do with his ideas?
A) Draw them B) Talk about them C) Build them D) Write them down
C) Build them
400
What is a fresco?
A) A type of sculpture
B) A painting on wet plaster
C) A musical instrument
D) A style of writing
B) A painting on wet plaster
400
Who designed the dome of the Florence Cathedral?
A) Michelangelo B) Leonardo da Vinci C) Brunelleschi D) Raphael
C) Brunelleschi
400
What was sometimes worn as makeup by noblewomen?
A) Clay B) White lead (poison!) C) Powdered flowers D) Bread
B) White lead (poison!)
400
Who invented the printing press?
A) Leonardo da Vinci B) Johannes Gutenberg C) Michelangelo D) Galileo Galilei
B) Johannes Gutenberg
400
What is the name of Leonardo's famous drawing of a man?
A) The Thinker B) Vitruvian Man C) The Runner D) The Jumper
B) Vitruvian Man
500
Which Renaissance artist was known for his detailed notebooks of inventions?
Leonardo da Vinci
500
What is a piazza?
A) A type of building
B) A public square
C) A church
D) A bridge
B) A public square
500
How did doctors dress to avoid the plague?
B) Like birds with long beak masks
500
What is a heliocentric model?
The heliocentric model, also known as the Copernican model, places the Sun at the center of the solar system, with Earth and other planets orbiting it.
500
What writing technique did Leonardo da Vinci use in his notes?
Mirror writing