Renaissance Multiple Choice Questions
1
Christ Crowned with Thorns is a late work by the painter__________________.
A
Bramante
B
Titian
C
Brancusi
D
Boticelli
2
The "Last Supper" fresco by Leonardo da Vinci was not a technical success because:
A
it depicted a religious subject
B
it was commissioned by the Medici family
C
it took too long to complete
D
he experimentally mixed oil and fresco medium
3
The Medici Tombs by Michelangleo are located in the church of ____________in Florence, Italy.
A
Santa Maria Novella
B
Santa Maria del Fiore
c
San Lorenzo
d
Or San Michelle
4
As a young painter in Florence, ________________________finished a number of paintings of
the Madonna and Child.
A
Fra Angelico
B
Fra Fillipo Lippi
C
Boticelli
D
Raphael
5
Painters such as Perugino made use of contemporary architectural theory as defined by
______________in their paintings.
A
Bruneleschi
B
Alberti
C
Masaccio
D
Giorgione
6
The facade of San Andrea by Alberti uses large pilasters over one story high called the
________________________________________.
A
loggia
B
barrel vault
C
spatial play
D
colossal order
7
In the painting The Holy Trinity, Masaccio uses a ___________as a backdrop for his figures.
A
pointed arch
B
barrel vaulted chamber
C
groin vault
D
sexpartite vault
8
Titian was the master for his use of ___________________on the surfaces of his canvases.
A
tempera paint
B
oil paint
C
glazes
D
plaster of Paris
9
The School of Athens by Raphael is executed in the _______________technique.
A
dry brush
B
pasta primi
C
impasto
D
fresco
10
What two allegorical figures are represented on the Medici tombs by Michelangelo?
A
Trouble and Strife
B
Night and Day
C
Storm and Wind
D
Time and Chronos
11
The two main characters in the Tempest by Giorgione have been interpreted as being______.
A
David and Goliath
B
Adam and Eve
C
Cain and Able
D
Abraham and Sara
12
In the Last Judgment by Michelangelo, what does St. Bartholomew hold in his hand?_____
A
his own skin
B
a fleece
C
a towel
D
classical drapery
13
The Story of the True Cross fresco relates to the search for the ____________________.
A
Last Supper
B
Crown of Thorns
C
Cross of Jesus
D
Baptismal font
14
The fresco by Perugino entitled The Delivery of the Keys, shows____________receiving his
authority from Christ.
A
Peter
B
George
C
Paul
D
John
15
Of the animals in the painting of St. Francis in Ecstasy, the _____________represents St. Francis.
A
horse
B
goose
C
donkey
D
cow
Questions 16-22 refer to the image that follows on the website in a image bank.
16
The work is by:
A
Masaccio
B
Michelangelo
C
Leonardo da Vinci
D
Andrea del Castagno
17
The work is a
A
wall painting
B
Panel painting
C
Manuscript Illumination
D
tapestry
18
The work is located in a:
A
ducal palace
B
papal chapel
C
monastic refectory
D
city hall
19
The artist experimented with the work's
A
placement
B
iconography
C
materials
D
size
20
The work incorporates:
A
hierarchical scale
B
linear perspective
C
elongated proportions
D
strident colors
21
The work depicts the
A
Feast in the House of Levi
B
Last Supper
C
Marriage at Cana
D
Supper at Emmaus
22
The narrative moment is expressed through the
A
gestures
B
textual gloss
C
color palette
D
lighting
23
The leading painter in the city of Venice was________________.
A
Giovanni Bellini
B
Alberti
C
Piero della Francesca
D
Donatello
24
In his drawings, Leonardo revealed his interest in ______________________.
A
engineering
B
science
C
architecture
D
all of the above
25
The painting of Galatea by Raphael depicts a story from_______________________.
A
the New Testamanet
B
Greek mythology
C
Dante's Inferno
D
the Book of Genesis
26
One of the great accomplishments of Masaccio's The Holy Trinity is its combination of classical
geometry with_______________________.
A
mysticism
B
neoplatonism
C
Christian doc trine
D
both A and B
27
Andrea del Verrocchio was the most accomplished____________________after Donatello.
A
painter
B
mercenary
D
sculptor
D
architect
28
Bramante's design for St. Peter's would be influenced by which ancient domed building?
A
the Pantheon
B
the Florence cathedral
C
the Colosseum
D
the Tempietto
29
Leonardo unsuccessfully used________________for the painting, The Last Supper.
A
fresco
B
gold leaf
C
oil-tempera combination
D
sculpture
30
The process that Michelangelo used for his sculptures can best be seen in the ___________.
A
Mona Lisa
B
Sistine Chapel
C
Awakening Prisoner
D
Pieta
31
The painter Titian used a heavy layer of _____________on areas of his painting of Danae.
A
bronze
B
tempera
C
fresco
D
impasto
32
Donatello experimented with __________________sculpture during his early career.
A
freestanding
B
relief
C
kinetic
D
Both a and b
33
The Burial of Count Orgaz was the only work El Greco created for ______________________.
A
himself
B
the Church
C
a private patron
D
a public chapel
34
El Greco joined in his art influences from Byzantine and _________________________art.
A
Minoan
B
Early Renaissance
C
Venetian
D
Florentine
Questions 35-42 refer to an image in the Image Bank that follows:
35
The work was painted by:
A
Bellini
B
Botticelli
C
Masaccio
D
Michelangelo
36
The work dates from the end of the
A
twelfth century
B
fifteenth century
C
sixteenth century
D
nineteenth century
37
The family name of the patrons of this work was:
A
Medici
B
Hapsburg
C
Gonzaga
D
Buonarroti
38
The figure in the center of the illustration represents:
A
Mary Magdalene
B
Aurora
C
Venus
D
Eve
39
The pose of the figure in the center is derived from:
A
a Classical statue
B
an Early Christian sarcophagus
C
a Byzantine Icon
D
a Baroque ceiling
40
The central figure was innovative in its time because of its:
A
proportions
B
nudity
C
contrapposto
D
color
41
One leading interpretation of the painting is that it reflects the ideas of>
A
scholasticism
B
the Counter-Reformation
C
empiricism
D
Neoplatonism
42
The painting is noteworthy for its:
A
one-point perspective
B
scientific content
C
graceful linearity
D
geometric patterns
Questions 43-49 Refer to the Images in the Image Bank which follows:
43
The work on the right was painted by
A
Perugino
B
Masaccio
C
Bellini
D
Raphael
44
The figures in both paintings can be characterized as:
A
outlined and flat
B
active and spontaneous
C
writhing and elongated
D
balanced and solid
45
A primary figure found in both works is:
A
Lorenzo de Medici
B
St. Peter
C
Pope Julius II
D
the artist
46
The architecture most specifically referred to in the painting on the right is that of:
A
Rome
B
Greece
C
Persia
D
France
47
Both works have all of the following EXCEPT:
A
chiaroscuro to create volume
B
placement within a larger program or cycle of paintings
C
the same painting medium
D
multiple vanishing points
48
The painting of the left tells a story by:
A
concealing the narrative beneath hidden symbols
B
using continuous narration
C
combining classical and Biblical textual sources
D
creating the scene as an otherworldly vision
49
The work on the right was painted to support the authority of
A
the ruling elite of Florence
B
a monastic order
C
a militia company
D
the popes
50
The sculpture of St. George at Or San Michele was created by
A
Lorenzo Ghiberti
B
Donatello
C
Pollaiuolo
D
Boticelli