The Renaissance

The Renaissance

8th Grade

14 Qs

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The Renaissance

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8th Grade

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Susan O'Connor

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14 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Renaissance?

Style of Medieval architecture

Style of architecture influenced by Greece and Rome.

To make or become different.

'Rebirth' or 'revival' of classical learning.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was tempera?

Technique used to give paintings a 3D effect.

Paint made from egg yolk and colour pigment.

Italian for 'smoky', technique used to blend colours and edges

Painting done on wet plaster

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Define sfumato.

Paint made from egg yolk and colour pigment.

Philosophy that celebrates human cultural achievements.

A circular stained glass window.

Italian for 'smoky', technique used to blend colours and edges.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is perspective?

Triangular section of a temple roof.

A person who buys and sells goods.

Technique used to give paintings a 3D effect.

Objects, regardless of weight, will fall at the same speed.

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is humanism?

Inventor of the printing press.

Philosophy that celebrates human cultural achievements.

Objects, regardless of weight, fall at the same speed.

Painting completed by da Vinci in a refectory in Milan.

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a fresco?

The study of body structure.

Everyday language of ordinary people.

Technique used to blend details to make them more realistic.

Painting done on wet plaster.

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was Leonardo da Vinci?

Renaissance Man, Painter of the Mona Lisa.

Painter responsible for the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Female artist from the Renaissance.

Astronomer. Showed that plants revolve around the sun.

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