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Renaissance Era Quiz

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the dates of the Renaissance Era?

a)

450-1450

b)

1450-1600

c)

1600-1750

d)

1750-1825

2.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Back to Roman times

b)

Light coming from Darkness

c)

Change

d)

The Great Awakening

3.

Name 2 famous artists of the Renaissance Era.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo da Vinci and Mozart

c)

Michelangelo and Rockwell

d)

Michelangelo and Vivaldi

4.

Who am I?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Rembrandt

d)

Santa Claus

5.

Who am I?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Claude Monet

d)

Hildegard von Bingen

6.

What are characteristics of the Renaissance Era?

a)

symmetry and circles/semicircles

b)

Pointed arches

c)

Flying buttresses

d)

Light

7.

What is the title of this masterpiece?

a)

The Last Supper

b)

The Mona Lisa

c)

David

d)

Pieta

8.

Who painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Claude Debussy

c)

Vincent van Gogh

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

9.

What is the title of this masterpiece?

a)

Pieta

b)

Easter Supper

c)

David

d)

The Last Supper

10.

Who painted "The Last Supper"?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Vivaldi

d)

Brunelleschi

11.

What is the name of this cathedral in Florence?

a)

Notre Dame

b)

Gargoyle

c)

Duomo

d)

Renaissance Cathedral

12.

Who designed the Duomo?

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Van Gogh

13.

What is the title of this piece by Michelangelo?

a)

Mother and Son

b)

Crucifixion

c)

Death

d)

Pieta

14.

The Sistine Chapel is in St Peter's Basilica in Vatican City. What important person lives at the Vatican?

a)

Priest

b)

Artists

c)

Musicians

d)

The Pope

15.

Definition: A graphic system that shows how to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface

Hint: we drew a picture

a)

Horizon

b)

Vertical Lines

c)

Linear Perspective

d)

Graphing Art

16.

What instrument came to the forefront during the Renaissance?

a)

Flute

b)

Clarinet

c)

Oboe

d)

Recorder

17.

Who am I?

Italian, painter, scientist, engineer, Mona Lisa, Last Supper

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Da Vinci

d)

Rembrandt

18.

Who am I?

Italian, Sculptor, Painter, Pieta, David, Sistine Chapel

a)

Da VInci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Duomo

19.

Who am I?

Italian, Architect, Linear Perspective, Duomo

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Van Gogh

d)

Da Vinci

20.

Definition: A graphic system that shows how to create the illusion of depth and volume on a flat surface

a)

Linear Perspective

b)

Perception

c)

Fresco

d)

Flying Buttress

21.

Definition: - a painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries.

a)

Tempura

b)

Chalk

c)

Relief

d)

Fresco

22.

What else was Da Vinci known for?

a)

Scientist

b)

Engineer

c)

Mathematician

d)

All of the above

23.

Is the Medieval or Renaissance?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval

24.

Is this Renaissance or Medieval?

a)

Renaissance

b)

Medieval