Michelangelo Superhero Figures of the Bible

Who painted the ceiling and the wall in the back of the Sistine Chapel?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Raphael

• Donatello

• Michelangelo

Who was the Pope that wanted to make the city of Rome the art center of the world?

• Pope Alexander VI

• Pope Leo X

• Pope Julius II

• Pope Urban VIII

In what year did Pope Julius II send for Michelangelo to decorate the Sistine Chapel?

• 1503

• 1508

• 1512

• 1517

How long did it take Michelangelo to paint the nearly 350 giant figures that cover the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

• 2 years

• 4 years

• 10 years

• 15 years

What did the restorers do to bring back a "loved one who had gone away" as mentioned in the text?

• They added new figures to the ceiling

• They brightened the colors to make them look modern

• They cleaned the ceiling to uncover the surprisingly bright colored figures underneath

• They repainted the ceiling as Michelangelo had first saw the figures

What did Michelangelo begin all his paintings with?

• Detailed color sketches

• Oil paintings

• Figure sketches

• Landscape drawings

What was one of the challenges Michelangelo faced when painting the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

• The cost of paint was outrageous

• The elevator to the third floor was broken

• The ceiling was three stories high and curved

• The ceiling was made of glass

How did Michelangelo deal with the architectural features of the Sistine Chapel when creating his design?

• By ignoring the features and painting over them

• By painting the illusion of more windows and arches in his design

• By using a single color to simplify the process

• By painting each section a different basic flat color

What approach did Michelangelo take to organize the scenes on the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

• He painted one large continuous scene across the entire ceiling

• He used each of the smaller curved areas to tell a separate Biblical story

• He focused only on New Testament stories

• He painted abstract patterns to fill the space

What is a Sibyl in mythology?

• A creature with multiple heads.

• A mythological being who could see into the future.

• A warrior goddess.

• A symbol of peace and harmony.