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Renaissance Art

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
a)
realism
b)
perspective
c)
idealism
d)
distancism
2.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
3.
______________ art was flat with rigid, emotionless figures, while ______________ art had full backgrounds with figures that showed emotion and detail.
a)
Renaissance, Medieval
b)
Renaissance, Classical
c)
Classical, Medieval
d)
Medieval, Renaissance
4.

Where did the Renaissance BEGIN?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

5.

When did the Renaissance take place?

a)

14-17th centuries

b)

10-12th centuries

c)

12-13th centuries

d)

17-19th centuries

6.

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

7.

Before the Renaissance what was the primary subject of paintings during the Middle Ages?

a)

Perspective

b)

Christianity

c)

Queens and kings

d)

Animals

8.

What was foreshortening?

a)

When artists painted people shorter than they really were.

b)

A way of making people look taller than they really were.

c)

When artists used shadow and light to make things appear more dramatic.

d)

A technique where artists shortened lines in their paintings to give the illusion of depth.

9.

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

10.

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

11.

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

12.

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

a)

True

b)

False

13.

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

14.

How did the Medici family contribute to the Renaissance?

a)

They were patrons of the arts

b)

They killed off anyone who challenged their power

c)

They went on a crime spree

d)

They formed the first government that collected taxes