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ART HISTORY - EARLY RENAISSANCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
2.

Where did the Renaissance BEGIN?

a)

Italy

b)

France

c)

Spain

d)

Germany

3.
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Renaissance art?
a)
Perspective
b)
Incorporation of nature
c)
Flat/2-D
d)
Realistic/3-D
4.
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
5.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)
Machiavelli
b)
Botticelli
c)
Kepler
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
6.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
7.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
Islamic Art
8.
a)
Classical Art
b)
Middle Ages Art
c)
Renaissance Art
d)
None of the above
9.
What is one way that Medieval and Renaissance artists differ?
a)
Renaissance art focuses more on religion
b)
Medieval artists were more realistic
c)
Renaissance artist turned to Roman and Greek works for inspiration
d)
They are the same
10.
Title...
a)
Madonna
b)
Mona Lisa
c)
Margaret
d)
da Vinci
11.
______________ 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
12.
Title...
a)
School of Athens
b)
Last Judgment
c)
Last Supper
d)
Sistine Chapel
13.
Italian artist who also excelled in astronomy, engineering, and anatomy 
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Johann Guttenberg
d)
Leonardo da Vinci
14.

Which artist was part of the Early Renaissance?

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Donatello

15.

Which artist sculpted the following bronze sculpture depicting "David"?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

16.

When did the Renaissance take place?

a)

14-16th centuries

b)

15-17th centuries

c)

12-13th centuries

d)

17-18th centuries

17.

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

a)

Perspective

b)

Christianity

c)

Queens and kings

d)

Animals

18.

What was the idea or philosophy that changed the way people thought and, therefore, influenced art during the Renaissance?

a)

Confucianism

b)

Humanism

c)

Stoicism

d)

Communism

19.

Which of these statements describes a change brought about by the Renaissance?

a)

Society was dominated by the church.

b)

Society began to value individualism.

c)

Society was focused on warfare.

d)

Society was dominated by lords.

20.
Which of the following cities was an important center during the early Renaissance?
a)
Florence
b)
London
c)
Ghent
d)
Paris