Art History Quiz

What is a biombo?

• A type of Japanese decorative design

• A folding screen made in Mexico

• A type of sandwich

• A musical instrument

Who was the Aztec emperor killed by during the conquest of Tenochtitlan?

• A Spanish conquistador

• A wealthy Spaniard

• A fellow Aztec warrior

• A Japanese samurai

What is the name of the curator and art educator hosting Crash Course Art History?

• Sarah Urist Green

• Emily Johnson

• Michael Smith

• Sophia Rodriguez

What term did Vasari use to describe the artistic moment in time before the word 'Renaissance' became prominent?

• Revolution

• Innovation

• Enlightenment

• Rebirth

What is the name of the painting by Michelangelo that is located in the Sistine Chapel?

• The Starry Night

• The Creation of Adam

• The Last Supper

• The Mona Lisa

Who commissioned Michelangelo to paint the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

• Giorgio Vasari

• Queen Victoria

• Pope Julius the Second

• King Louis the 18th

What is the title of the artwork by Kara Walker that confronts the story told by the Victoria Memorial?

• The Raft of the Medusa

• Starry Night Over the Rhone

• The Last Supper

• Fons Americanus

What is the name of the French ship that set off for the coast of Senegal in 1816?

• The Titanic

• The Medusa

• The Santa Maria

• The Mayflower

Who painted 'The Raft of the Medusa' in 1819?

• Vincent van Gogh

• Théodore Géricault

• Pablo Picasso

• Leonardo da Vinci

What is the name of the culture that likely made the drum now in the British Museum?

• Aboriginal

• Inca

• Akan

• Mayan