Renaissance Art and Music Quiz

___ suggest the illusion of depth by overlapping shapes and by the smaller size of distance objects

All of the following discoveries and inventions are associated with the Renaissance except :

what is it called when all the vocal parts sing a succession of chords with the same rhythm and text?

What is depicted on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?

the rise of capitalism led to:

Which of the following artworks was so realistic that it caused people to run way from it in fear?

During the renaissance, Christians were wary of human intellect because they thought it may lead them astray

Which of the following activities did members of the Platonic Academy engage in?

Josquin des Prez would group the vocal parts together in pairs. Each pair would imitate the other. this is called

What kind of writing is almost always used at the end of a composition

During the Renaissance, Christians believed men and woman had a moral obligation to develop their minds through study

All of the following are true of the madrigal except:

One of the leading composers of English madrigals was:

a melodic formula that occurs at the end of composition conveying the impression of momentary or permanent conclusion is

one of the leading composers of motets was:

Which of the following types of intervals are harsh, discordant, classy and unpleasant sounding?

madrigals are composed of:

Which of the following artworks is a tribute to famous philosophers and scholars of ancient Greece?

Why was Martin Luther against the sale of indulgences?

Which of the following paintings makes extensive use of number symbolism?

Michelangelo's David was influenced by :

Which of the following artworks illustrates a story about a tax collector?

a type of picture created by applying paint to wet plaster is called:

___ is based on the principle that colors become dimmer and outlines hazier as they recede into the distance

Who painted this artwork?

Which of the following makes use of these symbols: slippers, dog, chandelier, carving

During the Renaissance, Christian believers viewed mankind as :

Who painted this artwork?

What is it called when music seeks to illustrate the emotions, actions and concepts described in the text with music?

Which type of interval were composers required to use at the beginning and end of a composition?

an external cadence occurs:

which type of interval was most closely associated with evil, sin or the devil?

Who painted this artwork?

which of the following are consonant intervals

Who painted this artwork?

Who painted this artwork?

Which of the following types of intervals was considered to be most pure?

During the Renaissance, Christians placed a heavy emphasis on repentance

Who sculpted this artwork?

Who painted this artwork?

one vocal part or voice enters with a melody and a second voice enters and copies what the first one did is

Who painted this artwork?

What is odd about Michelangelo's Pieta?

Motets have all of the following characteristics except:

an internal cadence occurs:

What are the dates for the Renaissance Period?

What is the "rebirth of classical civilization"

When two lines able inwards to create the illusion of depth in a painting, this is called:

All of the following are characteristics of the Renaissance except :

which of the following intervals is referred to as the diabolis in musica?

Light sculpting with gradations of light and shadow is called"

What is the definition of humanism?