So Many Interests: teacher key

Leonardo da Vinci, grade 9 edition, written for 9th grade. Read how Leonardo da Vinci's wide interests filled his notebooks and left many projects unfinished. Learn what survives of his drawings, his flying ideas and his paintings.

Read the book. Print this page for the key.

Questions and answers

1. How many pages of Leonardo's notes and drawings have survived?
   • Over 7,000 (answer)
   • About 70
   • Exactly 12
2. How did Leonardo's painting method help him on The Last Supper?
   • It let him work slowly and make changes (answer)
   • It made the wall bigger
   • It let him paint in France
3. What did Leonardo compare flying to?
   • Singing
   • Swimming (answer)
   • Sleeping
4. What does the Codex Atlanticus cover?
   • Only his first year
   • His whole career (answer)
   • Only his paintings
5. Why did Leonardo leave so many projects unfinished?
   • His interests were broad and he was drawn to new subjects (answer)
   • He could not read
   • He lived in a village
6. Where did Leonardo work in the winter of 1510-11?
   • The medical school of the University of Pavia (answer)
   • Water clocks
   • Parachutes

Words

• Renaissance: a time
• sfumato: a misty style
• ornithopters: flapping machines
• composition: how things fit
• fresco: wall painting