Leonardo's Horse Comprehension

1.

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Leonardo da Vinci was born during the Renaissance. A sentence from the selection says, "The age was called the Renaissance, a time of rebirth when people who had forgotten how to be curious became curious again." Which of the following is an example of this thinking?

Leonardo did not eat meat

Leonardo studied birds in flight

Leonardo collected metal

Leonardo did not fight against the French

2.

1 point

Which of the following is a statement of opinion?

"While other young men wore long togas, Leonardo wore short, rose-covered velvet togas."

"He was an engineer, an architect, a musician, a philosopher, an astronomer."

"So he wrote to the duke, listing all the things that he could do."

"But Leonardo seemed to be in no hurry to start casting."

3.

1 point

What was Leonardo's first step when he started working on the horse sculpture?

He finished a large religious picture

He studied horses

He collected metal

He completed the clay model

4.

1 point

What role did Leonardo's notebook most likely play in his dream becoming a reality?

It showed artists the colors that Leonardo used for painting horses

It told historians the location Leonardo had chosen for his horse

It gave Nina Akamu some information on which to base her work

It inspired Charles Dent to give money for the project

5.

1 point

Why did Leonardo collect so much metal?

He needed it to correct mistakes

He needed it to make weapons for war

He needed it to make a huge statue for the duke

He needed it to build several models of duke

6.

1 point

Why was the metal Leonardo collected made into a cannon?

The duke decided to honor his father with a silver horse

The duke wished to present a cannon to the duke of Milan

The duke did not believe that Leonardo would finish the horse

The duke needed to prepare for an invasion by the French

7.

1 point

The title of the selection is "Leonardo's Horse. Another good name for the selection would be

Leonardo da Vinci's early life

Life during the Renaissance

Leonardo da Vinci's Unfinished work

The man who wanted to fly

8.

1 point

Based on the selection, which of the following is a valid generalization about the Renaissance?

Horse were used for transportation by most citizen

Creative people were allowing to pursue their interest

Sculptors were more admired than painters

Most artists preferred to learn skill in Milan

9.

1 point

What is the selection mostly about?

Leonardo's trouble with Michelangelo

Leonardo's efforts to build a flying machine

Leonardo's inability to fit into society

Leonardo's work on a horse sculpture for the duke of Milan

10.

1 point

The author most likely wrote this selection to

Tell the reader about Leonardo's life

Persuade the reader to study Renaissance art

Teach the reader about Leonardo's inventions

Inform the reader about the duke of Milan