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Italian Renaissance Study Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The Word RENAISSANCE means ___ and was interested in the ideas of What Ancient Culture?

a)

To Start Over, Mesopotamian

b)

Rebirth, Ancient Greek and Roman

c)

To Start Over, Ancient Greek and Roman

d)

Rebirth, Ancient Mesopotamian

2.

The Humanists were interested in

a)

Only Art and Sculpture

b)

The Humanities: Art, Literature, History, Philosophy, Language, etc.

c)

Treating all human beings with respect and dignity

d)

An interest in the art and literature of ancient Greece and Rome

3.

Linear Perspective was a system of visual measurement credited to

a)

Masaccio

b)

Lorenzo Ghiberti

c)

Filippo Brunelleschi

d)

Donatello

4.

When artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Massacio used Linear Perspective, their vanishing point always landed ___.

a)

on Jesus

b)

in the horizon

c)

off in the distance

d)

in the mountains

5.

This type of perspective uses hue, value, and intensity to show distance in a work of art.

a)

whole perspective

b)

linear perspective

c)

aerial perspective

d)

foreshortening

6.

This artist design the dome on the top of the Florence Cathedral

a)

Donatello

b)

Filippo Brunelleschi

c)

Lorenzo Ghiberti

d)

Masaccio

7.

This artist is know for his use of Sfumato, which creates a hazy effect between a figure and the background. He applied this technique in the Mona Lisa.

a)

Rapheal

b)

Donatello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

8.

This is the artist of the Sistine Chapel.

a)

Raphael

b)

Donatello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

9.

This is the first major High Renaissance master of sculpture, and the artist who first applied Contrapposto in Renaissance sculptures. Examples of his work includes St. Mark (1411-13) and St. George (1415-17)

a)

Raphael

b)

Donatello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

10.

When the artist ____ sculpted his very famous David statue, he posed the sculpture in the very lifelike s-curve ___ pose.

a)

Donatello, Action

b)

Michelangelo, Contrapposto

c)

Donatello, Contrapposto

d)

Michelangelo, Action

11.

This artist painted The School of Athens as a fictional representation of Classical Philosophy mixed with the portraits of real figures from the Renaissance. He learned from Michelangelo.

a)

Raphael

b)

Donatello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

12.

This fresco by Leonardo da Vinci is considered a failed experiment in painting techniques.

a)

The Sistine Chapel

b)

The Mona Lisa

c)

The School of Athens

d)

The Last Supper

13.

This type of work shows Mary mourning over the body of Christ. It was a popular subject matter in the Renaissance, but Michelangelo's sculpture of this is the most famous example

a)

Pieta

b)

Adoration

c)

Last Supper

d)

Crucifix

14.

This painting technique involves blending pigment directly into wet plaster as it is applied to a wall. It is incredibly permanent, but artists need to work quickly.

a)

Oil Painting

b)

Printmaking

c)

Fresco

d)

Tempera

15.

Identify the Artist.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Masaccio

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

16.

Identify the Artist.

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Masaccio

d)

Raphael

17.

Identify the Artist.

a)

Raphael

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Masaccio

d)

Leonardo da Vinci

18.

Identify the Artist.

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Brunelleschi

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

19.

Identify the Artist (who finished the dome).

a)

Filippo Brunelleschi

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Lorenzo Ghiberti

d)

Masaccio

20.

Identify the Artist

a)

Donatello

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Leonardo da Vinci