Mid Unit Quiz

The Renaissance movement was inspired by the ideas of which two ancient civilizations?

• Greece

• Istanbul

• France

• Rome

How did wealthy merchant patrons support artists during the Renaissance?

• a. Patrons were celebrated for the works they paid to have created

• b. Patrons learned how to become great artists

• c. Patrons sold the paintings for a large amount of money

• d. Patrons provided food, clothing, and housing for artists

Which statement best supports the idea that the Medici family were great patrons of the arts?

• by the mid 1400s, Cosimo had built a thriving international banking business, taking advantage of the success of Italian merchants trading goods with other countries

• b. Cosimo told the guild members which councilmen to elect.

• c. The Medici family home became a gathering place for thinkers and artists from around the world

• d. Lorenzo disliked art, classical literature, poetry, and philosophy

What does the word "renaissance" mean?

• Change

• Art

• Rebirth

• Reimagine

In addition to interest in art, literature, sculpture, and architecture, what else motivated patrons to support art?

• fame for supporting great art

• concern about artist disliking them

• fear of the Church

• trade

All of the following are examples of interest in what topic during the Renaissance?

• exploration of lesser-known parts of the world

• scientific observations and investigation

• art featuring the human form

• the church

• the natural world

• the pope

• perspective

The text states, "... there was a great expansion of the middle class, the class between those who worked the land and the nobility." What contributed to the increase of the middle class?

• the lack of social mobility

• the increase of power in the church

• the growth of farmers

• the increase of trade

Besides the Medici family, what other influential and powerful people were patrons of the arts during the Renaissance?

• popes in Rome

• peasants

• scholars

• artisans

Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Raphael represent the spirit of the Renaissance with their beliefs about man. What is this belief?

• man cannot learn about everything

• man can do anything

• man needs help from others

• all men are good

Which of the following is an example of details in the work of Michelangelo and Raphael that embody features of Renaissance art?

• Emotionless expression

• focus on scenes in nature

• realism in the depiction of human figures

• lack of detail in human figures