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Renaissance Art Basics

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Renaissance was marked by a renewed interest in ____?

a)

sports

b)

Ancient Greek and Roman culture

c)

Ancient Alaskan and Hawaiian culture

d)

Greek food

2.

The Renaissance started in the 14th century and flourished in _______ where there were abundant riches due to trades with the Ottoman Empire.

a)

Hawaii

b)

The Netherlands

c)

France

d)

Italy

3.

The Renaissance was fueled by_________ and __________.

a)

the fall of Morris Day and the rise of Prince and the Revolution

b)

the fall of Constantinople and the printing revolution

c)

the invention of the guillotine and brie cheese

d)

the painting of Mona Lisa and bust sculpture

4.

Humanism, which was intellectually what The Renaissance was based on, was all about __________.

a)

the value of human beings and their capacities

b)

conforming to the religious constructs of the Medieval Ages

c)

weapons

d)

cuisine

5.

The Renaissance is most famous for its _______.

a)

invention of the guillotine

b)

invention of bricks

c)

floppy hats with feathers in them

d)

artistic achievements

6.

______________ is a defining feature of Renaissance art.

a)

dogs playing poker

b)

The Mona Lisa

c)

realistic looking clouds

d)

linear perspective

7.

_______ and _______ are considered the founding fathers of Renaissance art.

a)

Donatello and Brunelleschi

b)

Donatello and Michelangelo

c)

Donatello and Master Shredder

d)

Michelangelo and Danny Devito

8.

On Art History timeline, these art movements happened in this order______________.

a)

Brie, guillotine, printing press,

b)

finger painting, acrylic painting, oil painting

c)

Rococco, Early Renaissance, High Renaissance

d)

Medieval, Renaissance, Mannerism

9.

The following are famed High Renaissance artworks:

a)

the portrait painting of Mona Lisa, the statue of David, William Shakespeare's plays, Raphael's fresco The School of Athens

b)

The McDonald's arches, The White House, Andy Warhol's Soup Cans

c)

cave paintings, tiki masks, arrowheads

10.

The Renaissance was a contributing factor in the Protestant Reformation. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Major scientific advancements occurred during The Renaissance with the shift from Aristotelian natural philosophy to scientific method based on inductive reasoning. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

12.

Before The Renaissance, Medieval values elevated the spiritual and denounced the flesh. True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Which Italian poet supposedly revived interest in the so-called "pagan past" of Greek and Roman culture during the 14th century?

a)

Pluto

b)

Petrarch

c)

Peter Paul Rubens

d)

Paul Rubens

14.

Which artwork below is Michelangelo Di Buonarroti's David?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

What painting below is Leonardo Da Vinci's portrait of Mona Lisa?

a)
b)
c)
d)