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Question 1

Where did the Renaissance originate?
Padua, Italy
The Netherlands
Florence, Italy
Rome, Italy

Question 2

Michelangelo believed the truest vehicle of expression was:
Larger than life sculptures that overwhelm the viewer
The human form itself
Innovations of Vitruvian Man

Question 3

Notable artists of the High Renaissance had personal styles, but followed the same guidelines, which includes:
Continuing the stylistic traditions of the Middle Ages
Dynamic compositions, expressive gestures, and somber overtones
Balanced compositions, emotional power, and technical virtuosity

Question 4

Images of everyday life is called:
Motif paintings
Symbolic paintings
Religious paintings
Genre paintings

Question 5

A societal focus on philosophy, achievements and the natural world is called:
Paganism
Renaissance
Christianity
Humanism

Question 6

Van Eyck's Arnolfini Portrait employs what to create meaning?
Christian motifs
Symbolic elements
Humanist philosophies
Inspiration from Giotto's Madonna Enthroned

Question 7

The Mona Lisa is significant to art history because:
She's smiling.
It is the first formal portrait to recognize the sitter's wealth and station in society.
It is the first formal portrait executed in a natural style.

Question 8

Giotto's Arena Chapel paintings were created using which medium?
Oil paint
Fresco
Tempura paint
Encaustic

Question 9

When Raphael was creating The School of Athens, he was most inspired by:
Da Vinci's Last Supper
Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling paintings
Donatello's St. Mark

Question 10

Titian's style of painting is different because:
Titian used dynamic compositions, bright colors, and bold brushstrokes.
Titian used linear perspective, monochromatic colors, and experimental fresco techniques.
Titian used balanced compositions, subdued colors, and thin layers of sheer paint.

Question 11

Early Renaissance artists earned their commissions by:
Reputation
Application
Competition

Question 12

New invention from the Netherlands that revolutionized painting was:
Tempura paint
Acrylic Paint
Oil paint
Question 13

Giotto and Cimabue found ways to incorporate space in their paintings. How did they do that?
By layering the figures and using shading to create form.
By gilding the surface to create an ethereal quality.
By carving the images from stone to recreate a three-dimensional scene.
Question 14

Donatello's David sculpture may be the first:
Commission for a wealthy merchant family
Bronze commission that survived military repurpose
Free-standing, nude sculpture created since antiquity

Question 15

Linear Perspective was first discovered and created by:
Bernini and his Baptistry door commission
Da Vinci and his Last Supper painting
Brunelleschi and his study of ancient architecture

Question 16

Da Vinci's Last Supper was revolutionary at the time because he:
Created a Christian image using traditional symbolic elements, based on the innovations of Van Eyck.
Relied on Giotto's innovations from the Arena Chapel.
Used observations of nature, created drama with the moment depicted, and abandoned symbolic Christian elements.

Question 17

Creating space in a painting by using light blue hues for elements in the distance is called:
Altarpiece
Linear perspective
Horizon line
Atmospheric perspective

Question 18

Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling Paintings are best described as:
Delicate, timid human forms idolizing the Papal State of the Vatican.
Complex compositions of human forms dramatizing the Old Testament
Historic replicas of religious imagery from the Netherlands.

Question 19

Michelangelo's David is different than Donatello's because:
Da Vinci's David is battling Goliath
Michelangelo's David is waiting for the battle with Goliath
Michelangelo's David is victorious after the battle with Goliath

Question 20

David's relaxed, ready for action free-standing stance is called:
Humanism
Idealized Youth
Perspective
Contraposto