Leonardo da Vinci’s Era — Italy (1494, Italy) — Questions and answers

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What year did French cannons begin roaring across the plains of Italy?

Choices

  1. 1494 ✓
  2. 1488
  3. 1500
  4. 1492

Answer: 1494

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How was Lorenzo de' Medici feeling about the future of his city?

Choices

  1. Happy
  2. Excited
  3. Worried ✓
  4. Calm

Answer: Worried

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What was Leonardo da Vinci doing when his apprentice Salai watched him?

Choices

  1. Eating lunch
  2. Sketching a new war machine ✓
  3. Reading a book
  4. Sleeping

Answer: Sketching a new war machine

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What did Ludovico Sforza want to use France for?

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  1. To make new friends
  2. To secure his power and make Milan the strongest state ✓
  3. To trade goods with France
  4. To send gifts to Charles VIII

Answer: To secure his power and make Milan the strongest state

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How did the civilians react when the French soldiers marched toward Florence?

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  1. They cheered for the soldiers.
  2. They fled in terror. ✓
  3. They invited the soldiers for dinner.
  4. They started building new homes.

Answer: They fled in terror.

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What kind of fortifications did Leonardo da Vinci design to help Florence?

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  1. Tall towers for lookouts
  2. Angled walls and moats ✓
  3. Underground tunnels
  4. Magical force fields

Answer: Angled walls and moats

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Why did Charles VIII decide to retreat?

Choices

  1. He missed his family.
  2. He ran out of chocolate.
  3. He faced Leonardo's innovative defenses and dwindling supplies. ✓
  4. He wanted to go on vacation.

Answer: He faced Leonardo's innovative defenses and dwindling supplies.

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What did Piero de' Medici realize about his father Lorenzo's warnings?

Choices

  1. They were wrong and silly.
  2. They were about having fun parties.
  3. They were correct about maintaining peace and alliances. ✓
  4. They were about how to cook dinner.

Answer: They were correct about maintaining peace and alliances.

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What happened to Leonardo da Vinci's inventions and ideas decades later?

Choices

  1. They were forgotten forever.
  2. They spread throughout Europe and influenced future generations. ✓
  3. They were locked in a secret vault.
  4. They were only used in Italy.

Answer: They spread throughout Europe and influenced future generations.

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