CKLA Grade 5 Unit 5 Chapter 4

(1) Lorenzo de ' Medici gave Michelangelo a place to stay, a job, clothing, and money. What is the vocabulary term for someone who supports an artist this way? (RI.5.4)

• a scholar
• a portrait
• a patron
• an alliance

(2) Why might it be important to have such a powerful and influential patron? (RI.5.1)

• A patron adopts an artist and takes care of them.
• A patron keeps an artist safe.
• A patron ensures they're fed and clothed.
• A powerful patron can provide many opportunities for an artist.

(3) What does the heading: "Michelangelo Made It--and Don't You Forget It!" refer to? (RI.5.1)

• The story of Michelangelo's statue being mistaken as another artist's.
• The story of Michelangelo being forgotten, then rediscovered by historians.
• The story of the statue Michelangelo forgot he was making, then finished much later in life.

(4) Why did Michelangelo leave Florence after Lorenzo died? (RI.5.1)

• Michelangelo left because he no longer had the financial support of his patron. He had to find a patron somewhere else.
• Michelangelo left because he disagreed with a church official's artistic requests.
• Michelangelo left because he lost all his money and had to find work elsewhere.
• Michelangelo left because he found a new patron in another city.

(5) What does the word reluctantly mean? (RI.5.4) (RI.5.11)

• discouragingly
• unwilling

• cautiously
• slowly

(6) What factors made painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel a difficult task? Select ALL that apply. (RI.5.1)

• Michelangelo needed a scaffold to read the ceiling.
• Michelangelo was a perfectionist, so he did all the work himself.
• The ceiling was huge, high, and curved, which made it difficult to paint.
• There was much disagreement about the subject of the artwork.

(7) Why did Raphael have many people ready to pay him to paint? (RI.5.1)

• The other great artists were too occupied with their commissions.
• Raphael was a phenomenal artist, and he drew crowds to watch him paint.
• Raphael used the techniques of the Renaissance, which began a following for him.
• The other great artists were too old and developing interests in other fields.