Renaissance and Classical Works Quiz

Which statement best supports that Renaissance means "rebirth"?

• Forms of expression during the Renaissance showed what was happening then.

• New ideas were born and old ideas reborn during the Renaissance.

• The Renaissance led to unique art creation.

• The Renaissance was inspired by modern culture and learning.

Classical works refer to:

• stain glass windows

• Leonardo’s art

• the Colosseum in Rome

• works from ancient Greece and Rome

Admiration of classical values of ancient Greece and Rome and promotion of individual talents best characterize:

• humanism

• the Church

• nobility

• the Middle Ages

Fill in the blank: Increased _______________ in Italy contributed to the growth of wealth and influence among the middle class.

• trade

• agriculture

• warfare

• immigration

What topic do these examples illustrate during the Renaissance?

• Scholars and artists in other countries were also enjoying a rebirth of learning.

• The wealthy middle class grew in power and status.

• A prince should rule his people in a certain way.

• Patrons supported artists while they created art.

What is a patron?

• Swept floors, fetched supplies, and made brushes.

• Charged fees to exchange money and provide loans.

• Provided the artist with food, clothing, and a house.

• Part of a group of craftsmen and merchants in Florence.

Which two statements best show that the Renaissance focused on the natural world?

• Interest in the past led to examining the present and understanding the world better.

• People learned about ancient Greece and Rome's literature, art, and government.

• Cosimo de’ Medici built a banking business by trading goods internationally.

• Renaissance artists painted the human form more realistically.

Which statement best supports the idea that Leonardo believed anything is possible?

• Leonardo practiced drawing and painting every day.

• In Milan, Leonardo worked as a military engineer, designing an early tank.

• People quickly noticed Leonardo’s artistic genius.

• Leonardo had boundless curiosity, multiple talents, and visionary imagination.

Which of Michelangelo’s artworks is known for its “strong, muscular human form?”

• faun’s head carving

• Pietà

• David

• Sistine Chapel ceiling

Raphael’s The School of Athens shows that man can achieve anything through its:

• use of perspective

• depiction of scholars and philosophers learning various ideas

• lifelike presentation of human figures

• placement of Plato and Aristotle in the center