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art-n renaissance

Total questions: 195

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1.

Northern Renaissance artists travelled to ______ for ______ and brought their ideas back home with them

a)

China, trade

b)

Italy, education

c)

Ireland, potatoes

d)

United States, education

2.

Italian artists fled north due to _____ between city-states and brought _________ ideas with them

a)

wars, religious

b)

peace, humanist

c)

peace, religious

d)

wars, humanist

3.

When we refer to the NORTHERN Renaissance, what countries are included? Check ALL that apply.

a)

England

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

France

e)

Italy

4.

What was a key distinguishing feature of Northern Renaissance art?

a)

Symbolism

b)

Abstractism

c)

Human-centeredness

d)

Religious symbolism

5.

King Francis I of France purchased Renaissance paintings.

a)

False

b)

True

6.

Which style is attributed to art of the NORTHERN RENASSIANCE?

a)

Realism and international style

b)

Classical Greek and Roman Art

7.

Shakespeare was an English playwright who.. Check all that apply

a)

Wrote many plays that touched on humanist and scientific topics, a big change from topics in the past

b)

Focused on the lives of realistic characters and expressed human nature

c)

Wrote many plays that touched on only religious topics

d)

wrote plays that were extremely popular among people of all social classes

8.
Who was William Shakespeare
a)
He was the one of the most well known Christian humanists
b)
He was a craftsman from Mainz, Germany
c)
He was the most famous writer during the Elizabethan Age
d)
He was the man that showed everyone what a better society would look like from his point of view
9.

Northern Renaissance Artists...

a)

had less focus on beauty and Greek/Roman influence

b)

depicted people more realistically than their Italian counterparts

c)

oil painting was the main style

d)

all of the above

10.

Who were the Flemish painters?

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Hans Holbein

c)

Pieter Bruegel

d)

Albrecht Durer

11.

Which of the following influenced spread of Renaissance ideas from Italy to Northern Europe?

a)

Trade

b)

Movement of artists/scholars

c)

Development of printing

d)

All of the above

12.

What was one of the main themes of the Renaissance?

a)

Secularism

b)

Socialism

c)

Nationalism

d)

Capitalism

13.

Rubens, van Eyck, and Bruegel were all

a)

Italian humanists.

b)

northern Renaissance painters.

c)

northern Renaissance writers.

d)

best known for their engravings.

14.
Question Image

Look at this detail from the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes. Match each of these elements with what it is supposed to symbolize.

a)

Scattered violets

1.

Humility

b)

Orange lilies

2.

The Passion of the Christ

c)

Three red carnations

3.

The nails of Christ's crucifixion

15.

What type of art form did the Northern Renaissance artists introduce to Europe?

a)

Animated scenes

b)

Still life

c)

Digital art

d)

Watercolor painting

16.

What type of art didn't the Northern Renaissance artists use that their Italian counterparts did?

a)

Watercolors

b)

Sculpture

c)

Modern art

d)

Cave paintings

17.

the leading English language poet and playwright of the Renaissance

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

18.

a technique in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate using acid; the plate is then used to make prints

a)

printing press

b)

vernacular

c)

prosperous

d)

engraving

19.

Look at the central panel of the Portinari Altarpiece by Hugo van der Goes. This artwork uses all of the following except _____

a)

oil paint

b)

a wood canvas

c)

the triptych format

d)

the trompe l'oeil illusion

20.

Which artist used oil paints to portray ordinary people?

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

Niccolo Machievalli

d)

Jan Van Eyck

21.

What book talks about the perfect society?

a)

Utopia

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

The Praise of the Folley

d)

Ur

22.
The northern Renaissance painting style Naturalism began with which group of painters?
a)
German
b)
Italian
c)
Dutch
d)
Flanders
23.

This artist used a realistic style to his carvings.

a)

Leonardo Da Vinci

b)

Jan Van Eyck

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Michelangelo

24.

This type of painting started in Northern Europe and slowly spread south to places like Italy. Because it is slow drying, the artist can make multiple corrections, and apply delicate glaze techniques which allow for a great degree of detail.

a)

Fresco Painting

b)

Gesso

c)

Oil Painting

d)

Watercolor Painting

25.

What did the Flemish school use?

a)

oil and canvas

b)

perspective

c)

hrisitan themes

d)

oil and water

26.

When we refer to the NORTHERN Renaissance, what countries are included? Check ALL that apply.

a)

England

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

France

e)

Italy

27.

List the differences between the Renaissance and the Northern Renaissance

a)

In Italy, the themes were more secular

b)

The humanists there were more interested in religious ideas

c)

Merchants and nobles got along in the Northern Renaissance

d)

There were no Renaissance men in the Northern Renaissance

28.

Who were the German painters?

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Hans Holbein

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Pieter Bruegel

29.

True or False:

Durer made woodcuts/engravings, religious subjects, painted realistic landscapes, showed himself as a Renaissance man.

a)

True

b)

False

30.
What is different about this sculpture than others created before it?
a)
It is focused more on mythology and not realistic things
b)
It is more realistic and depicts real people
c)
It shows the ideals of the human body
d)
It is made to look like the body that everyone should have in their society
31.

Han Holbein painted what?

a)

Religious Subjects

b)

Proverbs

c)

He wasn't a painter

d)

Royal families and portraits that are almost photographic.

32.

Who is considered the greatest German artist of the Renaissance?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Geoff Kurst

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

Albrecht Durer

33.

True or False:

Jan Van Eyck did NOT use oil paint but displayed unusually realistic details and reveal personality of their subjects.

a)

False

b)

True

34.

Pieter Bruegel painted what?

a)

Humanism

b)

Everyday peasant life

c)

Paintings that illustrated proverbs or taught a moral

d)

Merchants/Nobles

35.

What two countries are considered the "Low Countries" of the Northern Region of the Renaissance?

a)

Germany and Vienna

b)

Belgium and Holland

c)

Italy and Rome

d)

France and Russia

36.

Who painted the scene called 'Netherlandish Proverbs'?

a)

Peter Broyle the Elder

b)

Leonardo da Vinci

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

37.

Which artist painted the 'Slaughtered Ox'?

a)

Rembrandt

b)

Vincent van Gogh

c)

Pablo Picasso

d)

Claude Monet

38.
How did the Renaissance leave its mark?
a)
Left its mark on the people and the government
b)
Left its mark on society, religiously, and helped artists create new ideas
c)
Left its mark on only artists
d)
Left its mark on only the people that went to church during this time 
39.

What paint did Northern Artists use?

a)

Tempera

b)

Watercolor

c)

Oil Paint

d)

Fresco

40.

Some Northern European Renaissance artists traveled to Italy to study Italian art.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Which building was the first truly Rennaissance building in France?

a)

The Eiffel Tower

b)

The Tube

c)

The Louvre

d)

The Chateau of Chambord

42.
Born in Stratford England, __________ was one of its most popular playwrights and helped shape the Northern Renaissance.
a)
Dante Alighieri
b)
Cervantes
c)
Pieter Bruegel
d)
William Shakespeare
43.

What does the Louvre serve as currently?

a)

A government facility

b)

A college

c)

A theater

d)

An Art Museum

44.

This Elizabethan play writer highlighted the idea of human flaws in his plays.

a)

William Shewdoor

b)

William Shakespeare

c)

William Seaward

d)

William Speare

45.

What artist created this Image?

a)

Peter Bruegel

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Donetello

d)

Jean Fouquet

46.

Which artist is considered the most important artist of 15th Century France?

a)

Peter Bruegel

b)

Lucas Cranach

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

Jean Fouquet

47.

the leading English language poet and playwright of the Renaissance

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

48.
A large house or castle usually in the French countryside.
a)
Fortress
b)
Chapeau
c)
Shateau
d)
Chateau
49.

What is the term for making prints from metal plates?

a)

Printing

b)

Postering

c)

Engraving

d)

Painting

50.
What country invaded Italy and brought many Renaissance ideas to northern Europe?
a)
France
b)
Holland
c)
England
d)
Germany
51.
The Elizabethan Age is associate with which country’s contribution to the Northern Renaissance.
a)
England
b)
Holland
c)
Ireland
d)
Italy
52.

German artist who spread Renaissance ideas in northern Europe

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

53.
Who was the most important English playwright?
a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
King Richard I
54.

a technique in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate using acid; the plate is then used to make prints

a)

printing press

b)

vernacular

c)

prosperous

d)

engraving

55.

Many people regard Shakespeare as the greatest playwright of all time.

a)

True

b)

False

56.

the everyday spoken language of the common people

a)

printing press

b)

vernacular

c)

prosperous

d)

engraving

57.

Which renaissance writer is going to write 37 plays in the English Language?

a)

William Shakespere

b)

Niccolo Machievelli

c)

Erasmus

d)

Bob Newhart

58.

Rubens, van Eyck, and Bruegel were all

a)

Italian humanists.

b)

northern Renaissance painters.

c)

northern Renaissance writers.

d)

best known for their engravings.

59.

One of the reasons behind Renaissance spread to Europe is:

a)

the plague ended

b)

travelling artists

c)

the war ended

d)

all of the above

60.

What is Shakespeare most famous for?

a)

Writing his works in Latin.

b)

Challenging the English monarchy belief system

c)

Writing in the vernacular.

d)

Writing Nomeo and Juliet

61.

________ languages are languages used by ordinary people

a)

Oridnary

b)

Vernacular

c)

Common

d)

Peasant

62.

Which Renaissance ideal did Shakespeare’s work explore?

a)

complexity of the individual

b)

religious devotion

c)

realism

d)

feminism

63.

This painter was concerned with carving natural postures & expressions that reveal personality

a)

Donatello

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raphael

d)

Leonardo de Vinci

64.

The basic spirit of Renaissance was:

a)

moderate

b)

secular

c)

religious

65.

The secular, humanist idea held that the church should not rule civic (city/government) matters, but should guide only spiritual matters.

a)

True

b)

False

66.

Greatest northern Renaissance artist, known for his woodcut prints.

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

67.

What is cartography?

a)

the study of the Earth's surface, its atmosphere and its features

b)

the study and practice of making maps

c)

the average weather in a place over many years

d)

the study of the human past

68.

Northern renaissance art different from Italian renaissance art because

a)

It focused on everyday life and used oil paints

b)

It focused on religion and the need for change

c)

It recreated art of the classical time period

d)

It did not use perspective

69.
Whose woodcut is this
a)
Michelangelo
b)
Raphael
c)
Da Vinci
d)
Durer
70.

 ___, a region that included parts of what is today northern France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, was the beginning place of the Northern Renaissance.

a)

Burgundy

b)

Germany

c)

Flanders

71.

 ___ was best known for his ew methods in his own paintings, engravings, and prints.

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Jan Van Eyck

c)

Pieter Bruegel

72.

___developed new techniques for using oil paint. He and other Flemish artists used these new methods to produce strong colors and a hard-surfaced paint that could survive for centuries. 

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Jan Van Eyck

c)

Pieter Bruegel

73.

The world's greatest playwrite, _ wrote 37 plays Between 1590 and 1613, many which are still performed and heralded around the world.

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Desiderius Erasmus

74.

The Renaissance in France is called the Elizabethan Age.

a)

True

b)

False

75.

Match the architecture to it's location-

a)

Paris, France

1.

Square Court of the Louvre

b)

Spain

2.

El Escorial

c)

Chambord, France

3.

Chateau of Chambord

76.

Christine de Pisan wrote about...

a)

gender equality for women

b)

love and heartbreak

c)

religious themes praising God

d)

Roman and Greek classic mythology

77.
Who was Christine de Pizan?
a)
The author of The Book of The City of The Ladies, and was one of the first women to create a living as a writer.
b)
A queen that fought for women's rights.
c)
Was a queen from England, Ireland, and Wales and was the last monarch
d)
The last queen of France before the revolution, and was convicted of treason.
78.

This female author spoke out in support for both men and women.

a)

Thomas More

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Christine De Pizan

79.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Dante

80.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

81.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Donatello

b)

Durer

c)

Boticelli

d)

Bruneleschi

82.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
83.

What is the main subject of Northern Renaissance Art?

a)

Nobility and the Upper Class

b)

Greek Mythology

c)

Common People and everyday life scenery

d)

Christianity

84.

Who wrote the book "Utopia"?

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

William Shakespeare

85.

Who was the most important English play writer?

a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
King Richard I
86.

Jan van Eyck was from where?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Flanders

d)

England

87.

Who is considered the greatest Play-writes of all time?

a)

William Shakepeare

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Sir Thomas More

88.

What is the name of this painting by Jan van Eyck?

a)

The Arnolfini Portrait

b)

The Flemish Family

c)

Dutch Man and Wife

d)

Reniassance Wedding Day

89.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
90.

Albrecht Durer was a genius of the.....

a)

Gerrman Renaissance

b)

European Expressionism

c)

British Baroque

d)

Italian Realism

91.

Who is considered the greatest German artist of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Wilhelm IV

b)

Geoff Kurst

c)

Kurt Wagner

d)

Albrecht Durer

92.

Albrecht Durer was..

a)

Italian

b)

Russian

c)

English

d)

German

93.

Durer was born in...

a)

1621

b)

1548

c)

1471

d)

1741

94.

The printing press encouraged more authors to write in the vernacular, which means what?

a)

Journal

b)

Latin

c)

Public Restroom

d)

Native Language

95.

Albrecht Durer was very much into painting...

a)

Self-portraits

b)

engraving

c)

landscape

d)

Religious scenes

96.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
97.

Pieter Bruegel was born near the city of ________, a city in the country now called Belgium.

a)

North Wind

b)

Antwerp

c)

Hieronymus

98.

The work of the Northern Artists displayed more realistic detail compared to works of the south, which was primarily due to what new development?

a)

Oil Paints

b)

New Intellectual Colleges

c)

Advanced Canvases

d)

The Renaissance Movement

99.

What did Pieter Bruegel add to his artwork of landscapes as time went on?

a)

animals

b)

people

c)

vehicles

100.

Many of Bruegel's works of art show his great interest in the poor people who lived out in the countryside. What were these poor people known as?

a)

slaves

b)

peasants

c)

harvesters

101.

What was the first full-sized Gutenberg printed?

a)

The Swoley Bible

b)

The Holy Bible

c)

The Biblioteca

d)

The Quran

102.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
103.

What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?

a)

The Mona Lisa

b)

The Da Vinci Code

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Printing Press

104.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Dante

105.

Who was the N. Renaissance artist known for painting scenes of peasant life?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Peter Brughel

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

106.

Who was known for applying Renaissance painting techniques to engraving?

a)

Raphael

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Jan Van Eyck

107.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

The Papacy

b)

The Sforzas

c)

The Medici

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

108.

Shakespeare explored the Renaissance ideal of ....

a)

The complexity of the individual

b)

The vernacular

c)

Humanism

d)

Conflict theory

109.

What word, termed by Sir Thomas Moore, means an ideal or perfect society?

a)

Democracy

b)

Vigil

c)

Utopia

d)

Autocracy

110.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Donatello

b)

Durer

c)

Boticelli

d)

Bruneleschi

111.

Who painted this?

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Peter Brughel theElder

c)

Desiderius Erasmus

d)

Albrecht Durer

112.

Who is the Author of "Praise of Folly"?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Sir Thomas More

113.

What is the main subject of Northern Renaissance Art?

a)

Nobility and the Upper Class

b)

Greek Mythology

c)

Common People

d)

Christianity

114.

Who is the Author of the Canterbury Tales?

a)

Giovanni Boccaccio

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

Erasmus

d)

William Shakespeare

115.

Who painted this?

a)

Donatello

b)

Peter Brughel the Elder

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

El Greco

116.

Which art focuses more on Idealism?

a)

Northern Renaissance Art

b)

Italian Renaissance Art

117.

Which art focuses on Realism?

a)

Italian Renaissance Art

b)

Northern Renaissance Art

118.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
119.

Where did the Northern Renaissance Begin?

a)

Venice

b)

Florence

c)

Milan

d)

Flanders

120.

Northern renaissance art different from Italian renaissance art because

a)

It focused on everyday life and used oil paints

b)

It focused on religion and the need for change

c)

It recreated art of the classical time period

d)

It did not use perspective

121.

Greatest northern Renaissance artist, known for his woodcut prints.

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Thomas More

e)

Erasmus

122.

The 95 theses

a)

was a list of Luther's complaints against the church

b)

was a collect of 95 pieces of Renaissance art

c)

was a story that detailed life in the Middle Ages

d)

was Leonardo da Vinci journal

123.

One of Luther's biggest complaints against the Church was the selling of Indulgences. What was an indulgence?

a)

relaxed punishment of sin

b)

gave extra items to families

c)

extravagant art

d)

farm land

124.

The Reformation

a)

was a rebirth of classical Greek and Roman ideas

b)

was a reform movement against the church

c)

was a new style of art used during the Renaissance

d)

was the changing of language in literature

125.

Martin Luther

a)

was an independent thinker who listed complaints against the church and started a reform movement.

b)

was a dedicated priest to the church and led people in the Crusade against Muslims.

c)

worked closely with the Pope and painted the Sistine Chapel

d)

was a simple man who did not want to cause any trouble so he kept his thoughts and ideas to himself.

126.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

The Papacy

b)

The Sforzas

c)

The Medici

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

127.

What was the first step in Chinese Printing?

a)

pressing on the wooden blocks

b)

Carving wood

c)

Using ink and pressing it to the paper

d)

Repating the process several times

128.

Whose jobs were threatened?

a)

Scribes

b)

Scholars

c)

Printers

d)

Writers

129.

What book talks about the perfect society?

a)

Utopia

b)

Romeo and Juliet

c)

The Praise of the Folley

d)

Ur

130.

Who was one of the most influential humanists of the North?

a)

Henry VIII

b)

Erasmus

c)

Gutemberg

131.

What did the Flemish school use?

a)

oil and canvas

b)

perspective

c)

hrisitan themes

d)

oil and water

132.

In "The Art of Painting" by da Vinci, why is it important for artists to know human anatomy?

4 lines
133.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Dante

134.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Leonardo Da Vinci

c)

Johannes Gutenberg

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

135.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Donatello

b)

Durer

c)

Boticelli

d)

Bruneleschi

136.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
137.

What is the main subject of Northern Renaissance Art?

a)

Nobility and the Upper Class

b)

Greek Mythology

c)

Common People and everyday life scenery

d)

Christianity

138.

Who wrote the book "Utopia"?

a)

Sir Thomas More

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

Leonardo Da Vinci

d)

William Shakespeare

139.

Who was the most important English play writer?

a)
William Shakespeare
b)
Leonardo da Vinci
c)
Niccolo Machiavelli
d)
King Richard I
140.

What can you infer about the setting of the painting?

4 lines
141.

Jan van Eyck was from where?

a)

Italy

b)

Germany

c)

Flanders

d)

England

142.

In what ways does this painting present a snapshot of peasant life?

4 lines
143.

Who is considered the greatest Play-writes of all time?

a)

William Shakepeare

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

Albert Einstein

d)

Sir Thomas More

144.

What is the name of this painting by Jan van Eyck?

a)

The Arnolfini Portrait

b)

The Flemish Family

c)

Dutch Man and Wife

d)

Reniassance Wedding Day

145.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
146.

“Gold and silver of which money is made, are so treated… that no one values them more highly than their true nature deserves. Who does not see that they are far inferior to iron in usefulness since without iron mortals cannot live any more than without fire and water?” -Utopia


Question: According to “Utopia” how much is gold and silver worth?

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147.

Albrecht Durer was a genius of the.....

a)

Gerrman Renaissance

b)

European Expressionism

c)

British Baroque

d)

Italian Realism

148.

“I am amazed by the opinion of some men who claim that they do not want their daughters, wives, or kinswomen to be educated because their mores (morals) would be ruined as a result… Here you can clearly see that not all opinions of men are based on reason and that these men are wrong.” -The Book of City of the Ladies


Question: What does Pizan argue for in this passage?

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149.

Who is considered the greatest German artist of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Wilhelm IV

b)

Geoff Kurst

c)

Kurt Wagner

d)

Albrecht Durer

150.

Albrecht Durer was..

a)

Italian

b)

Russian

c)

English

d)

German

151.

Durer was born in...

a)

1621

b)

1548

c)

1471

d)

1741

152.

The printing press encouraged more authors to write in the vernacular, which means what?

a)

Journal

b)

Latin

c)

Public Restroom

d)

Native Language

153.

Albrecht Durer was very much into painting...

a)

Self-portraits

b)

engraving

c)

landscape

d)

Religious scenes

154.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
155.

Pieter Bruegel was born near the city of ________, a city in the country now called Belgium.

a)

North Wind

b)

Antwerp

c)

Hieronymus

156.

The work of the Northern Artists displayed more realistic detail compared to works of the south, which was primarily due to what new development?

a)

Oil Paints

b)

New Intellectual Colleges

c)

Advanced Canvases

d)

The Renaissance Movement

157.

What did Pieter Bruegel add to his artwork of landscapes as time went on?

a)

animals

b)

people

c)

vehicles

158.

Many of Bruegel's works of art show his great interest in the poor people who lived out in the countryside. What were these poor people known as?

a)

slaves

b)

peasants

c)

harvesters

159.

What was the first full-sized Gutenberg printed?

a)

The Swoley Bible

b)

The Holy Bible

c)

The Biblioteca

d)

The Quran

160.

Which art is from the Northern Renaissance?

a)
b)
c)
d)
161.

What invention helped to spread the information of the Reformation?

a)

The Mona Lisa

b)

The Da Vinci Code

c)

The Renaissance

d)

The Printing Press

162.

What was the greatest impact of Gutenberg's printing press?

a)

Renaissance Ideas Spread Quickly

b)

It allowed for better paintings and pictures

c)

It saved paper because you could print on both sides

d)

It allowed the church to better control people

163.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Shakespeare

c)

Machiavelli

d)

Dante

164.

Who was the N. Renaissance artist known for painting scenes of peasant life?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Peter Brughel

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

Desiderius Erasmus

165.

Who was known for applying Renaissance painting techniques to engraving?

a)

Raphael

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Albrecht Durer

d)

Jan Van Eyck

166.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

The Papacy

b)

The Sforzas

c)

The Medici

d)

Queen Elizabeth I

167.

Shakespeare explored the Renaissance ideal of ....

a)

The complexity of the individual

b)

The vernacular

c)

Humanism

d)

Conflict theory

168.

What word, termed by Sir Thomas Moore, means an ideal or perfect society?

a)

Democracy

b)

Vigil

c)

Utopia

d)

Autocracy

169.

Who is part of the Northern Renaissance?

a)

Donatello

b)

Durer

c)

Boticelli

d)

Bruneleschi

170.

Who painted this?

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Peter Brughel theElder

c)

Desiderius Erasmus

d)

Albrecht Durer

171.

Who is the Author of "Praise of Folly"?

a)

Petrarch

b)

Desiderius Erasmus

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Sir Thomas More

172.

What is the main subject of Northern Renaissance Art?

a)

Nobility and the Upper Class

b)

Greek Mythology

c)

Common People

d)

Christianity

173.

Who is the Author of the Canterbury Tales?

a)

Giovanni Boccaccio

b)

Geoffrey Chaucer

c)

Erasmus

d)

William Shakespeare

174.

Who painted this?

a)

Donatello

b)

Peter Brughel the Elder

c)

Jan Van Eyck

d)

El Greco

175.

Which art focuses more on Idealism?

a)

Northern Renaissance Art

b)

Italian Renaissance Art

176.

Which art focuses on Realism?

a)

Italian Renaissance Art

b)

Northern Renaissance Art

177.

Whose going to win the football game tonight? Lansing or LV?

a)

LV

b)

Lansing

178.

Who invented the Printing Press?

a)

Gutenberg

b)

Erasmus

c)

More

179.

Which Renaissance ideal did Shakespeare’s work explore?

a)

complexity of the individual

b)

religious devotion

c)

realism

d)

feminism

180.

What is Shakespeare most famous for?

a)

Writing his works in Latin.

b)

Challenging the English monarchy belief system

c)

Writing in the vernacular.

d)

Writing Nomeo and Juliet

181.

Rubens, van Eyck, and Bruegel were all

a)

Italian humanists.

b)

northern Renaissance painters.

c)

northern Renaissance writers.

d)

best known for their engravings.

182.

The northern Renaissance began in the cities of

a)

Flanders

b)

England

c)

Germany

d)

France.

183.

How was the northern Renaissance

different from the Renaissance in

Italy?

a)

the northern Renaissance combined humanist learning with

interest in religious ideas

b)

the northern Renaissance created superior art

c)

the Italian Renaissance was led by Protestants

d)

the northern Renaissance was inspired by Viking legends

184.

The German craftsman who developed the printing press.

a)

Martin Luther

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

William Shakespeare

d)

Charles Habsburg

185.

Which 'ism is represented in the image?

a)

Secularism

b)

Individualism

c)

Humanism

d)

Scientific Naturalism

186.

Which renaissance art technique is best represented?

a)

shading

b)

study of human anatomy

c)

perspective

187.

Which artist made prints that are famous for realistic detail?

a)

Albrecht Durer

b)

Johann Gutenberg

c)

Leonardo da Vinci

d)

Filippo Brunelleschi

188.

What was one difference between humanism in Italy and humanism in northern Europe?

a)

Northern Europe more interested in history of Christianity

b)

Northern Europe interested in history of Greece and Rome

c)

Northern Europe more interested in history of Middle Ages

d)

Northern Europe more interested in history of Italy

189.

The word vernacular means

a)

the belief that all planets and stars move around Earth

b)

a technique in art that gives paintings a sense of depth

c)

an angle created by a line intersecting another line

d)

the language used by people in everyday life

190.

Northern European artists were known for all of the following except

a)

lifelike detail in painting plants and animals

b)

scenes that show the everyday lives of workers and farmers

c)

the use of oil paint

d)

the use of classical Greek and Roman figures as models

191.

What was a major role in spreading Renaissance ideas from Italy to northern Europe?

a)

the banks

b)

the universities

c)

the manufacturing centers

d)

the Mongols

192.

The printing press affected the spread of ideas during the Renaissance in the same way that

a)

the Internet affects the spread of ideas today

b)

the cellular phone affects the spread of ideas today

c)

digital photographs affect the spread of ideas today

d)

e-mail allows people to exchange ideas today

193.

What was the most important feature of humanism in northern Europe?

a)

The art of northern Europe showed people working in fields

b)

Objects were painted clearly

c)

Artists showed physical flaws

d)

Scholars combined humanist and religious ideas

194.

What did Dante and Desiderius Erasmus have in common?

a)

Both were members of the clergy

b)

Both had studies ancient classical writings

c)

Both wrote about problems they observed in their societies

d)

Both lived in northern Europe

195.

Which of the following helped spread Renaissance ideas throughout Europe?

a)

merchants, painters, the Silk Road

b)

travel, marriage, printing

c)

printers, farmers, scholars

d)

scholars, scientists, the Turks

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