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WorksheetsEnd of Course Test - Humanities - 2025
Total questions: 60
Worksheet time: 43mins
The term "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning?
Oddly shaped diamond
Oddly shaped Jewel
Oddly shaped Pearl
Oddly shaped Emerald
Romantic artists loved ...
Reason
Education
Nature
Pessimism
Which Impressionist painter created this masterpiece?
Manet
Degas
Renoir
Cassatt
Which Renaissance artist created this giant mural?
Da Vinci
Raphael
Michelangelo
Donatello
Which was NOT a type of character in Commedia dell'arte?
Captain (Capitano)
Lovers (Innamorati)
Servants (Zanni)
Angels (Angeli)
Which Impressionist painter created this masterpiece?
Manet
Degas
Renoir
Cassatt
What is the name of the painting style that describes the work of Claude Monet?
Surrealism
Post-Impressionism
Impressionism
Realism
What artist painted 'The Starry Night' and is considered one of the greatest artists in history?
Paul Gaugain
Mary Cassatt
Vincent Van Gogh
Edgar Degas
How many plays & sonnets did Shakespeare write?
33 plays, 154 sonnets
38 plays, 145 sonnets
38 plays, 154 sonnets
35 plays, 145 sonnets
Which Northern Renaissance artist painted this masterpiece?
Jan Van Eyck
Sandro Botticelli
Michelangelo
Raphael
Who is known as 'The Father of Humanism'?
William Shakespeare
Sir Thomas More
Petrarch
ChaucerPeP
Which Baroque composer composed 'The Four Seasons'?
J.S. Bach
Amadeus Mozart
Antonio Vivaldi
G.F. Handel
Which Baroque composer composed 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor'?
Amadeus Mozart
Antonio Vivaldi
G.F. Handel
J.S. Bach
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
Traditional
Stagnation
Rebirth
A Latin term for 'Art'
What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?
Perspective
Realism
Idealism
Flow
Where did the Renaissance begin?
France
Germany
Italy
England
Shakespeare is known as the what?
Poet
Playwright
Sonneter
Bard
Renaissance authors began to write in their own dialect (language); this made literature more important, personal, and popular.
Humanism
Vernacular
Secularism
Dialect
Which Romantic composer created
'Ride of the Valkyries'?
Tchaikovsky
Chopin
Wagner
Liszt
This movement's art reflected the desire for the exotic, the past (specifically Medieval times), the supernatural, the hero, the emotional ...
Realism
Transcendentalism
Impressionism
Romanticism
What Renaissance artist is responsible for creating the "Pieta?"
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
Sandro Botticelli
Donatello
Which Mexican Impressionist created this masterpiece?
Cezanne
Pissarro
Clausell
Degas
This is a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.
Contata
Libretto
Opera
Concerto
During the Baroque period, most people heard music only in ...
... the square.
... Church.
... the street.
... their homes.
What was the task of the Monuments Men?
To fight the Germans.
To find art and give it to the Germans.
To teach the President about art.
To find, protect, and preserve art.
Which Romantic artist created this masterpiece?
Mary Cassatt
Vincent Van Gogh
Caspar David Friedrich
Claude Monet
What is the name of the Spanish painter whose works were historically significant to the Spanish people?
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Francisco Goya
Eugène Delacroix
Ivan Aivazovsky
Name one of Ms. Halterman's favorite paintings.
Last question to redeem yourself:
How did Raphael die?
Art, music, philosophy, and theatre interact and influence one another.
True
False
Music, art, and theatre can bring people of all classes and cultures together.
True
False
Religion has no impact on culture.
True
False
A piece of art, music, or theatre can reflect many ideas to many different groups of people.
True
False
Music is the only way to express emotions.
True
False
Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were:
musicians.
artists.
philosophers.
actors.
Why do people in Mexico celebrate the Day of the Dead (el dia de los muertos)?
To honor the living.
To honor those ancestors who have died.
To honor their pets.
To honor soldiers who have fought for Mexico.
What is this picture an example of?
Realism.
Middle Ages Artwork.
Commedia dell'Arte.
Renaissance.
Why were masks worn by actors in Commedia dell'arte?
To represent poor or wealthy characters.
They didn't wear masks.
To exaggerate comic features.
They were fashionable.
In The Fall of the House of Usher, what happened to Roderick after the death of his sister?
He had a party.
He went mad.
He asked Frederick to leave the House of Usher.
He went riding.
Which of the following best describes the romantic view of nature?
Nature is full of deception and the unknown; the source of evil.
Nature is beautiful, mysterious, and symbolic. God can be seen in nature.
Science and reason are higher than nature and should be given more attention and respect.
Nature reveals all of the negative qualities of mankind, so we must avoid it, and embrace forward progress.
Identify the artist of this work of art.
Rufino Tamayo
Frida Kahlo
Jose Clemente Orozco
Diego Rivera
Romanticism or Realism?
(a)
Romanticism or Realism?
(a)
Who is the creator of this painting?
Jose Clemente Orozco
Rufino Tamayo
Frida Kahlo
Diego Rivera
Identify the artist and title of the painting.
Monet; Garden at Giverny
Degas; The Absinthe Drinker
Gauguin; Arearea 1892
Seurat; The Gardener
Who was Zora Neale Hurston?
An artist from the Harlem Renaissance.
A musician from the Harlem Renaissance.
An anthropologist from the Harlem Renaissance.
A writer from the Harlem Renaissance.
What is the title of this woodblock print?
The Mount Fuji
The Great Wave of Kanagawa
The Great Tsunami
The Fishermen in the Storm
Many artists were influenced by Japanese art and designs and incorporated elements of the style into their work (aka Japonisme). One of those artists, _____, painted the image titled Pruniers en fleurs.
Vincent Van Gogh
Claude Monet
Madeleine Vionnet
James A.M. Whistler
Where did Gauguin spend ten years of his life?
New Zealand
Hawai'i
French Polynesia
Australia
What did John G. Rand invent in 1841?
Modified paintbrush.
Paint in a tube.
Acrylic paints.
Paint sprayer.
Who was Joseph Bologne?
Pablo Picasso was a ...
Post-Surrealist
Cubist
Salvador Dali was a ...
Mexican Muralist
Surrealist
Were Beethoven's best works written before or after he lost his hearing?
Before.
After.
Who are the 'Big Three' of the Baroque Period?
Describe the differences (at least three) between Medieval and Renaissance Art.
Why is the Mona Lisa so important?
Which German Renaissance artist, famous for his engravings, has been called the 'Leonardo of the North'?
Velasquez
Dürer
Dante
Cellini
Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?
Rocovery from the plague, the Great Schism, and the Hundred Years war by turning to ancient Greek and Roman works.
Secular views are a necessary part of understanding new urban societies.
All humans are capable of anything as individuals as long as they are willing to try.
Life is based on what is necessary to survive, and nothing else is of any importance.
WHY do the Humanities matter?
