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Renaissance

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 9mins

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Class
Date
1.

What type of architecture has been used in Stonehenge

a)

Ancient Greek

b)

post & lintel

c)

slab construction

d)

stone & cement

2.

Renaissance means the rebirth of...

a)

medieval thinking

b)

Catholic church influence of society

c)

classical traditions from the Ancient Greeks and Romans

d)

classical traditions from Antiquity

3.

the order of the development of columns in the classical tradition are

a)

corinthian, ironic, doric

b)

ionic, doric, corinthian

c)

doric, ionic, corinthian

d)

ironic, corinthian, doric

4.

the Renaissance went from

a)

the 13th century - 17th century

b)

the 14th century - 15th century

c)

1300's to 1500's

d)

1132- 1601

5.

The Renaissance introduced

a)

more realistic scenery

b)

linear perspective

c)

chiarascuro

d)

teenage mutant ninja turtles

6.

Why did it take so many years for the dome of Florence Cathedral to be built

a)

it was to expensive

b)

the space to cover was too wide

c)

it was impossible to provide enough timber for scaffolding

d)

to much disagreement on finding the right design

7.

The Renaissance is associated with Humanism. Humanism is where there was a...

a)

focus on human potential and achievement

b)

new religious cult that practiced ancient Greek mythology

c)

beginning of the Protestant church

d)

reduced focus on religion

8.

The Renaissance was not just about the development of art, but also ...

a)

literature

b)

science

c)

trade

d)

music

9.

Palladio's architectural style

a)

has symmetry, harmony, balance

b)

has the exterior view reflected in the interior view

c)

has been used in many famous buildings in Japan

d)

was used for farm houses

10.

The Medici family were from

a)

Milan

b)

Siena

c)

Rome

d)

Florence

11.

The Medici were

a)

bankers

b)

artists

c)

cloth merchants

d)

doctors

12.

The Medici family were the patrons of which artists

a)

Rubens

b)

Titian

c)

Donatello

d)

Michelangelo

13.

Brunelleschi's Duomo dome used

a)

ribbed arches, herringbone brick construction, 2 domes and a circumference belt

b)

gothic arches, flying buttresses

c)

ribbed arches, herringbone brick construction, single dome

d)

Palladian architectural features

14.

The first known artist to make use of linear perspective was

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Caravaggio

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Raphael

15.

Examples of Classical architecture in Rome are

a)

the Colosseum

b)

Parthenon

c)

Versailles

d)

Pantheon