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Renaissance and Art Quiz

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who was the most powerful family of Florence during the Renaissance?

a)

The Gonzaga

b)

The Medici

c)

The Borgia

d)

The Ruspoli

2.

What art form was Michelangelo best known for?

a)

Painting

b)

Sculpture

c)

Singing

d)

Architecture

3.

How tall is the David?

a)

17 ft

b)

6 ft

c)

7 ft

d)

10 ft

4.

What did Gutenberg invent?

a)

The watch

b)

The telescope

c)

The printing press

d)

The coffee machine

5.

Who was Martin Luther?

a)

A monk who criticised the church.

b)

A rapper who sings about the church.

c)

An artist who never went to church.

d)

A sculptor who became a monk.

6.

Who was the builder of the dome in the Florence Cathedral?

a)

Michelangelo

b)

Raffaello

c)

Brunelleschi

d)

Leonardo

7.

The dome of the Florence Cathedral was built without_______

a)

Bricks

b)

Mortar

c)

Money

d)

Scaffolding

8.

In the "Pieta'", what did Michelangelo chisel on Mary's sash?

a)

A joke about the pope.

b)

Mary's and Jesus names.

c)

His own name.

d)

The name of the church where the sculpture is.

9.

Painting the Sistine Chapel was very easy.

a)

True

b)

False

10.

In this scene in the Sistine Chapel, ______________________.

a)

God is waking Adam up.

b)

God is giving life to Adam.

c)

Adam is greeting God.

d)

Adam is falling aspleep.

11.

This scene in the Sistine Chapel is called the "Last Judgment".

a)

True

b)

False

12.

In the Last Judgement in the Sistine Chapel, St. Bartholomew is displaying__________________

a)

his flayed skin, which is a self-portrait by Michelangelo.

b)

the skin of an enemy.

c)

the skin of a sinner.

d)

the skin of the devil.

13.

The most precious marble, used also by Michelangelo, is in Carrara, Italy.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

How did the Medici make their fortune?

a)

Trade

b)

Art

c)

Stocks and Bonds

d)

Banking

15.

Leonardo used to write notes in mirror script.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What does "Renaissance Man" mean?

a)

A man alive during the Renaissance

b)

Uninterested in this earthly life

c)

A smart businessman

d)

Full of curiosity with an inventive imaginataion

17.

How did Leonardo and Michelangelo learn about human anatomy?

a)

By copying paintings of other artists.

b)

By doing portraits of models working for a model agency.

c)

By dissecting cadavers.

d)

By studying on anatomy books.

18.

The term "patron" means:

a)

Person who invents

b)

Person who supports with money, gifts, etc.

c)

An artist

d)

The leader of a city

19.

Which artist painted the Mona Lisa?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Donatello

d)

Raffello

20.

Which artist painted the Sistine Chapel?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Raffaello

d)

Donatello

21.

Leonardo da Vinci can be considered "THE" Renaissance Man because:

a)

Because he lived during the Renaissance.

b)

Because he invented secret codes in his paintings.

c)

He was an inventor, scientist, painter, sculptor, genius.

d)

Because he traveled all over Europe.

22.

Who invented one-point (or linear) perspective?

a)

Brunelleschi

b)

Raffaello

c)

Donatello

d)

Verrocchio

23.

Which artist sculpted this work?

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Raffaello

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Donatello

24.

The word "Renaissance" means _________________ of knowledge.

a)

ribirth

b)

death

c)

the end

d)

the beginning

25.

"The Last Supper" was painted by _____________________.

a)

Verrocchio

b)

Parmigianino

c)

Donatello

d)

Leonardo

26.

Da Vinci made this drawing of a _____________________ long before they were invented.

a)

hot hair balloon

b)

screw

c)

helicopter

d)

scooter

27.

The Pieta' represent the emotion of________

a)

grief

b)

joy

c)

regret

d)

hate

28.

"Fresco" is a painting technique where the painting is applied directly on the wall.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Leonardo da Vinci invented _____________________

a)

the armored car

b)

the mechanical knight

c)

the diving suit

d)

the flying machine

e)

the parachute

30.

The Sistine Chapel was built in 1477 A.D. What does A.D. stand for?

a)

Anno Domini = In the year of the Lord

b)

After Death (referred to Jesus)

c)

At Dawn (of civilisation)

d)

At Death (referred to Jesus)