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Early Ren and much more!

Total questions: 80

Worksheet time: 51mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Brunelleschi created
a)
Hamlet
b)
Sistine Chapel
c)
Sistine Chapel
d)
Dome of the Florence Cathedral
2.
Common element in Renaissance architecture
a)
Arches
b)
Cantilever
c)
Gable
d)
Steel
3.

The Renaissance "pyramidal" form

a)

creates asymmetrical balance

b)
shows strength and stability
c)

must include Jesus in the center

d)

is always a grouping of "3's"

4.

How is Michelangelo portrayed in the Sistine Chapel Last Judgement fresco?

a)
A demon
b)

Dangling skin

c)

An angel

d)

As one of the disciples

5.

Smoky haze effect, used by Leonardo da Vinci

a)

smeery

b)
bfumato
c)
sfumaro
d)
sfumato
6.
Who created this...
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Donatello
c)
da Vinci
d)
Raphael
7.

Who created this dome?

a)
Michelangelo
b)

Masaccio

c)
Brunelleschi
d)
Bernini
8.
Who created this...
a)
Raphael
b)
Donatello
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Brunelleschi
9.

Which one of these is the Birth of Venus?

a)
b)
c)
d)
10.

Who is she?

(a)  

11.

Using ideas from the ancient Greeks and Romans, Brunelleschi began to favor what kind of architecture?

a)

complex architecture with many asymmetrical towers

b)

modest architecture that blends well with the environment

c)

architecture with balance and symmetry

d)

frightening architecture that could be used as forts in times of war

12.

According to legend, what did St. George do?

a)

battles a wizard

b)

casts a spell on a wizard

c)

slays a dragon

d)

was a religious man

13.

How did the architect Brunelleschi inspire Renaissance artists?

a)

by convincing Renaissance artists to take religion seriously

b)

by inventing new colors of paint that had never been seen before

c)

by leading rebellions against wealthy kings and patrons

d)

by showing how a vanishing point can show depth on a flat surface

14.
The Early Renaissance began in this Italian city-states. 
a)
Rome
b)
Florence
c)
Venice
d)
Milan 
15.
This family was the primary patron of the Early Renaissance. 
a)
Medici
b)
Fuegger
c)
Kardashian
d)
Lorenzo 
16.
The Early Renaissance ended when this strict, Christian monk came into power. 
a)
Medici
b)
Botticelli
c)
Savonarola
d)
Platonic
17.
The artist behind The Birth of Venus. 
a)
Botticelli
b)
Raphael
c)
Donatello
d)
da Vinci 
18.
The materials used with the Birth of Venus. 
a)
oil on parchment
b)
marble
c)
mosaic tiles 
d)

tempera on canvas

19.
What does the word "Renaissance" mean?
a)
Renewed
b)
Rebuilt
c)
Remade
d)
Rebirth
20.
Which of these would be valued most by a Renaissance thinker who emphasized individualism?
a)
a nation's strength 
b)
a family's ancestors
c)
a person's achievements
d)
an army's success in battle
21.
Which of the following statements BEST describes how wealth was distributed during the Renaissance?
a)
Everyone had the same amount of wealth.
b)
A few families had most of the wealth.
c)
Nobody had any wealth because the economy was doing so poorly.
d)
Many poor people took the wealth from the wealthy in a violent battle.
22.
Which art had the greatest influence on Renaissance artists?
a)
early medieval art
b)
ancient Greek and Roman art
c)
medieval Islamic art
d)
ancient Chinese art
23.
What economic change during the Renaissance made bankers more important?
a)
Jobs became more specialized.
b)
Craftspeople set out signs to advertise their services.
c)
People began to buy goods with money instead of bartering.
d)
Food for people in the cities began to be grown in the countryside.
24.
The Renaissance philosophy of humanism included a belief in the
a)
need for foreign trade.
b)
worth of the individual.
c)
importance of tradition.
d)
authority of government.
25.

______________ is a defining feature of Renaissance art.

a)

dogs playing poker

b)

The Mona Lisa

c)

realistic looking clouds

d)

linear perspective

26.

Match the following

a)

1.

Apollo 11 Stones

b)

2.

Ambum Stone

c)

3.

Lapita Terra Cotta Fragments

d)

4.

Anthropomorphic Stele

e)

5.

Jade Cong

27.

Match the following

a)

1.

White Temple and Ziggurat

b)

2.

The Great Pyramids at Giza

c)

3.

The Votive Statues

d)

4.

The Sphinx

e)

5.

King Menkaure and Queen

28.

Match the following

a)

1.

Audience Hall of Darius and Xerxes

b)

2.

Sarcophagus of the Spouses

c)

3.

Niobides Krater

d)

4.

Great Altar of Zeus and Athena

e)

5.

Forum of Trajan

29.

Match the following

a)

1.

Grave Stele of Hegeso

b)

2.

Nike Adjusting her Sandal

c)

3.

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus

d)

4.

Peplos Kore

e)

5.

Anavysos Kouros

30.

Match the following

a)

1.

Pantheon

b)

2.

Parthenon

c)

3.

Colosseum

d)

4.

Tomb of the Triclinium

e)

5.

Athenian Agora

31.

Match the following - What culture created each of these items?

a)

1.

Islamic

b)

2.

Buddhism

c)

3.

Hindu

d)

4.

New Spain

e)

5.

Merovingian

32.

Place these items under the category they belong to.

Categorize the following
Christian Art
Islamic Art
Prehistoric Art
Buddhist Art
33.

These are items we have not covered. Identify them by looking at the pictures and selecting the best option to match.

a)

1.

The Palace of Versailles

b)

2.

Indian and a Spaniard Produce a Mestizo

c)

3.

The Forbidden City

d)

4.

Under the Great Wave

e)

5.

Night Attack on the Sanjo Palace

34.

Match the following

a)
1.

Santa Sabina

b)
2.

Hagia Sophia

c)
3.

Basilica of San Vitale

d)
4.

Great Mosque of Cordoba

e)
5.

Alhambra

35.

Mesopotamia is the land between which two rivers?

a)

Tigris and Euphrates

b)

Mediterranean and Black

c)

Mississippi and Ohio

d)

Nile and Euphrates

36.

Layering narratives into horizontal bands is called?

a)

Registers

b)

Frieze

c)

Sequential Ordering

d)

Hierarchy

37.

Bull-headed capitals would most likely be found in?

a)

Lascaux

b)

Jericho

c)

Persia

d)

Israel

38.

The earliest form of writing is called?

a)

Wedge-writing

b)

Sanskrit

c)

Cuneiform

d)

Conical

39.

The Stele of Hammurabi is

a)

Sumerian

b)

Akkadian

c)

Assyrian

d)

Babylonian

40.

The work was originally used as a

a)

columnar support

b)

frieze decoration

c)

grave marker

d)

jamb figure

41.

The work was created during which of the following periods?

a)

Early Classical

b)

Late Classical

c)

Archaic

d)

Hellenistic

42.
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
43.
______________ 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
44.

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

45.

Which of the following buildings holds the Giotto fresco?

a)

Padua Chapel

b)

Scrovegni Chapel

c)

Stave Church

d)

Notre Dame

46.

Name of the artwork

a)

Arena Chapel

b)

The Resurrection Pulpit

c)

Dream of the Palace

d)

Campanile

47.
Giotto changed art forever by painting the Scrovengi Chapel.  How?
a)
He began to use expensive pigments
b)
He accurately used linear perspective.  
c)
He began to observe the world around him, and paint what he saw.
d)
He used his friends as models
48.

A feature of Donatello’s David that reflects Italian Renaissance interest in reviving the classical Greco-Roman sculptural tradition is the figure’s

a)

imperial gesture

b)

contrapposto stance

c)

stylized form

d)

monumental size

49.

The sculpture represents

a)

David

b)

Isaac

c)

Trajan

d)

Apollo

50.

Which of the following italian city-states is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance?

a)

Genoa

b)

Venice

c)

Florence

d)

Milan

51.

The figure of Venus in Botticelli's Birth of Venus was based on

a)

an Ancient Greek sculpture of a market woman.

b)

an ancient sculpture of Aphrodite/Venus.

c)

an Ancient Egyptian sculpture of a goddess.

d)

a Minoan sculpture of a priestess.

52.

The Renaissance was marked by a renewed interest in ____?

a)

The Byzantine Empire

b)

Ancient Greek and Roman culture

c)

The Ottomans and Turks

d)

The Catholic Church

53.
Who painted "The Last Supper"?
a)

Massacio

b)

Botticelli

c)

Raphael

d)

Da Vinci

54.

Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Massacio

c)

Raphael

d)

Donatello

55.
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
56.

Which artist sculpted "David" out of marble?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

57.
Who painted the Mona Lisa?
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Boticceli
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
58.
Who is the creator of this sculpture? 
a)
Michelango
b)
Raphael
c)
Leonardo da Vinci
d)
Donatello
59.

Who painted this?

a)

Raphael

b)

Paolo Veronese

c)

Leonardo de Vinci

d)

Bernardino Luini

60.

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

61.

Which of the following depicts the term "contrapposto"?

a)

b)

c)

d)

62.

Which of the following is most likely Medieval art?

a)

b)

c)

d)

63.

Which of the following best defines "secularism"?

a)

focussing on religion and Jesus

b)

focussing on 'this world' (not the next)

c)

focussing on individual excellence

d)

focussing on Greek and Roman culture

64.

Which term refers to the technique of making objects look far away by making them paler or without detail.

a)

linear perspective

b)

chiaroscuro

c)

portraiture

d)

atmospheric perspective

65.

This painting by Caravaggio (showing Judith beheading Holofernes from the Biblical Book of Judith) is a great example of which of the following terms?

a)

secularism

b)

sfumato

c)

portraiture

d)

chiaroscuro

66.

Which Renaissance artist is the best example of a "Renaissance Man"?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Rafael

67.

Which Renaissance artist, best known for being a sculptor, painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Donatello

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Rafael

68.

What event developed the baroque art style?

a)

Age of Exploration

b)

The printing press

c)

The Commercial Revolution

d)

The Catholic Reformation

69.

The Romantic movement was a reaction to what?

a)

The Renaissance

b)

Religious toleration

c)

Scientific Revolution

d)

The Enligthenment

70.

What kind of people would have commissioned art from Northern Renaissance artists like Albrecht Dürer?

a)

Middle class elites who wanted art that showed everyday life and naturalist style

b)

The Church who wanted to see more emotion in paintings

c)

Monarchs who wanted classic mythology paintings

d)

Protestant leaders who wanted art that broke from the Church

71.
Where was Albrecht Dürer from?
a)
Rome
b)
Athens
c)
Nuremberg
d)
France
72.
What was Dürer especially skilled at making?
a)
Sculptures and ceramics
b)
Oil paintings and watercolors
c)
Engravings and woodcuts
d)
Tapestries and mosaics
73.
What did Dürer's engravings and woodcuts set a new standard in?
a)
Printmaking for clarity, expressiveness, and fine detail
b)
Painting for color, texture, and composition
c)
Architecture for functionality, elegance, and durability
d)
Sculpture for realism, proportion, and movement
74.
What did Dürer study classical sculpture for?
a)
To learn how to paint landscapes
b)
To learn how to make jewelry
c)
To learn how to carve stone
d)
To learn ideal human proportions
75.
What did Dürer's work set a new standard in?
a)
Printmaking
b)
Sculpture
c)
Architecture
d)
Painting
76.

Albrecht Durer was..

a)

Italian

b)

Russian

c)

English

d)

German

77.

In his self-portrait at the age of 28, considering himself to be a talented creator, he portrayed himself as...

a)

a confident artist

b)

a man of wealth

c)

Christ

d)

a man of humility

78.

What was the period of great cultural change and achievement called?

a)

The Middle Ages

b)

The Renaissance

c)

Medieval Times

d)

The Gothic Period

79.

In which city did Titian become the city's greatest painter?

a)

Nuremberg

b)

Florence

c)

Venice

d)

Fayetteville

80.

Define a Fresco Painting............

a)

Painting on a wet wall

b)

a painting made on the wet plaster of a wall or ceiling

c)

Wet paint that has to dry like cement

d)

Painting on a wet ceiling

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