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Humanism & Renaissance

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What was Humanism?

a)

Religious movement

b)

Artistic movement

c)

Cultural movement

d)

Scientific movement

2.

... is the medieval belief that God is at the centre of the world.

a)

Anthropocentrism

b)

Heliocentrism

c)

Theocentrism

3.

... is the modern belief that human beings are at the centre of nature.

a)

Anthropocentrism

b)

Heliocentrism

c)

Theocentrism

4.

Which famous figure is associated with the spread of Humanism?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Martin Luther

c)

Galileo Galilei

d)

William Shakespeare

5.

Which of the following is associated with Humanism (focus on the individual)?

a)

the ideas of the middle ages

b)

the ideas of Greece & Rome

c)

the ideas of ancient China

d)

the ideas of ancient India

6.

A person with expertise in multiple disciplines is a...

a)

Patron

b)

Humanist man

c)

Renaissance artist

d)

Renaissance man

7.

According to Humanists a person's prestige was based on...

a)

family lineage and wealth

b)

political influence

c)

religious merits beliefs

d)

individual achievements and contributions to society (education)

8.

Who were the patrons?

a)

Art critics who review artworks

b)
Artists who create the works themselves
c)
Wealthy individuals or families who support artists and cultural projects.
d)
Government officials who regulate art
9.

When and who invented the printing press?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci invented the printing press in 1540.

b)
Thomas Edison invented the printing press in 1880.
c)
Johannes Gutenberg invented the printing press around 1440.
d)
Benjamin Franklin invented the printing press in 1750.
10.

Humanist thinkers based their cultural & artistic production on...

a)

mythological tales

b)

traditional beliefs

c)

the scientific method

d)

religious faith

11.

... was an artistic movement that began in the Modern Age in Western Europe and borrowed elements of classical Greek and Roman culture.

a)

The Baroque

b)

Humanism

c)

The Renaissance

12.

What does the word Renaissance mean?

a)
Transformation
b)

Return

c)
Rebirth
d)
Awakening
13.

The Renaissance departed from older ... forms

a)

Baroque

b)

Romanesque

c)

Gothic

d)

Classical

14.

Which techniques did Humanist artists incorporate in painting?

a)

The use of the perspective, chiaroscuro, and anatomical accuracy.

b)

Two-dymensional representations

c)

Colour was more important than drawing

d)

Hieratic attitude of the figures

15.

Who designed the dome of Cattedrale di Santa María del Fiore?

a)
Leon Battista Alberti
b)
Filippo Brunelleschi
c)
Michelangelo Buonarroti
d)
Andrea Palladio
16.

Who designed Villa Capra, or Rotonda?

a)
Andrea Palladio
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Michelangelo
d)
Filippo Brunelleschi
17.

Which structural elements can be found in Renaissance buildings?

a)
Modern glass facades
b)
Baroque frescoes
c)

Columns, capitels, semi-circular arches, domes, entablatures.

d)
Gothic spires
18.

Who painted the Birth of Venus?

a)
Sandro Botticelli
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Vincent van Gogh
d)
Pablo Picasso
19.

Which affirmation is true about the Birth of Adam in the Sistine Chapel?

a)

It is a Michelangelo's painting

b)

It is an oil on canvas (pintura al óleo)

c)

It is a fresco painting on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

d)

It is in Rome

20.

Who sculpted The Piety?

a)
Rodin
b)
Michelangelo
c)
Bernini
d)
Donatello
21.

Artistic style developed by Michelangelo characterised by the contained strength and great expressiveness of the figures

a)

Terribilitá

b)

Sfumato

c)

Chiaroscuro

d)

Venetian school

22.

Who were the members of the Venetian School?

a)

Titian

b)

Da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Tintoretto