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What is a painting done on fresh wet plaster?
fresco
mosaic
stained glass windows
sculpture
2
The specific key in which a composition is written.
texture
melody
tonality
sound
3
Who was the foremost Renaissance artist in northern Europe?
da Vinci
Rembrandt
Donatello
Durer
4
Name the artwork.
Lost Sheep
Shepherd Boy
The Good Shepherd
Jesus and the Lamb
5
Which is
NOT
a characteristic of Renaissance paintings?
oil paint
gold background
saints looked like ordinary people
natural background
6
Identify the image.
Holbein the Younger
Henry VIII
Pope Marcellus
Queen Elizabeth
7
Characteristics of Renaissance
sculpture
hieratic scale
relief sculpture
free standing
individualism & high lifelikeness
8
Name the artwork.
Crucifixion
Pieta
Mona Lisa
Jesus and Mary
9
Renaissance paintings focused more on self and surroundings rather than God and religion.
False
True
10
Name the building.
Dome of the Rock
Solomon's Temple
Hagia Sophia
Nortre Dame Cathedral
11
A succession of sounds with rhytmic and tonal organization.
texture
melody
harmony
rhythm
12
Name the building.
Hagia Sophia
St. Peter's Basilica
Pantheon
Dome of the Rock
13
What significant musical and literary figure of the Middle Ages wrote the 1st musical drama?
Bach
Palestrina
Purcell
Hildegard
14
Someone who excels in a variety of subjects is a ___.
Renaissance man
sculptor
architect
Henry VIII
15
He became the court painter to Henry VIII in 1536.
Holbein the Younger
Bruegel the Elder
Durer
Caravaggio
16
What is sacred vocal music with a single melodic line?
opera
madrigal
plainchant
polyphony
17
A group of dances that perform some religious, moral, or ethical purpose in a society.
folk dance
ritual dance
jazz dance
ballet
18
Took the place of frescoes in telling the story of the gospel and saints in Gothic architecture
paintings
stained glass windows
mosaics
Bible
19
Italian Renaissance composer known as the "Savior of Church Music"
Bach
Purcell
Handel
Palestrina
20
Anything that excites the auditory nerve.
melody
texture
tonality
sound
21
How does da Vinci draw attention to Jesus in
The Last Supper
?
Jesus is at the vanishing point.
He has a beard.
He is in the middle.
lighting
22
Name the artwork by Durer.
Famine and Plague
Running Horses
End Times
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
23
The most recognized of Genesis scenes painted by Michelangelo on Sistine Chapel ceiling.
Adam and Eve
Fall of Man
Creation of Adam
The Last Judgement
24
Oil paint was developed during the
Middle Ages
Renaissance
25
Name the artist.
Raphael
Michelangelo
Donatello
da Vinci
26
Underground chambers for burial outside of Rome
fresco
catacombs
Edict of Milan
Bible
27
Recurring pulses and accents that create identifiable patterns.
rhythm
texture
melody
harmony
28
A form arising partly from African dance customs that developed into American social and entertianment dances.
ballet
ritual dance
folk dance
jazz dance
29
Two or more tones sound at the same time.
rhythm
melody
harmony
texture
30
Describe Michelangelo's
David
sculpture.
looked powerful, marble, over 13 ft.
looked powerful, bronze, over 13 ft.
movement, marble, over 5 ft.
looked weak, marble, over 13 ft.
31
Where did the Renaissance begin?
Rome
Venice
Milan
Florence
32
Portrait that was the most imposing image of power in the history of art.
Henry VIII
Bean Eater
Mona Lisa
Self Portrait of 1500
33
Describe Donatello's
David
sculpture.
looked weak, bronze, over 5 ft.
looked feminine, marble, over 13 ft.
looked powerful, marble, over 5 ft.
looked powerful, bronze, over 13 ft.
34
Important document that marked the birth of Christian art in 313
catacombs
Bible
Hildegard
Edict of Milan
35
How did early Christian music survive?
it was written down
it was recorded
oral tradition
it didn't survive
36
Why wasn't early Christian music written down?
nobody could write
there weren't instruments
a musical notation wasn't invented
nobody sang songs then
37
It means rebirth.
Florence
Michelangelo
Renaissance man
Rome
38
Almost all surviving miracle plays are about __ and __.
St. Nicholas and St. Peter
Virgin Mary and St. Joseph
Virgin Mary and St. Nicholas
St. Peter and St. Paul
39
Who was the greatest Italian sculptor of the 17th century?
Bernini
Donatello
Michelangelo
Raphael
40
Form of concert dance relying heavily on emotional use of the body.
ritual dance
modern dance
folk dance
jazz dance
41
A classical tradition resting heavily on a set of prescribed movements, actions, and positions.
ballet
ritual dance
folk dance
jazz dance
42
Why is the Dome of the Rock significant to Moslems?
Mohammed ascended to Heaven there.
Only the Jews think it is significant.
It isn't important to them.
Mohammed saw a vision there.
43
Characteristics of Renaissance
architecture
asymmetrical shape
radical outer change to appearance
decorative detail
revival of Classical models
44
The melodic and harmonic characteristics of a composition.
melody
harmony
texture
rhythm
45
Which is
NOT
a characteristic of paintings from the Middle Ages?
hieratic scale
haloes
focused on religion
natural background
46
What is a musical setting of lyric poetry for four or five voices?
fresco
ballo
Bach
madrigal
47
A reinforcing support built against a wall, vault or arch is a ___.
pediment
arch
buttress
madrigal
48
Who was a renowned landscape painter of the Netherlands?
Caravaggio
Donatello
Michelangelo
Bruegel the Elder
49
What was built where Abraham almost sacrificed Isaac?
Parthenon
Hagia Sophia
St. Peter's Basilica
Dome of the Rock
50
Dances performed to traditional music identifiable with a specific culture.
ballet
folk dance
ritual dance
jazz dance
51
Text with decoration: initials, borders, miniature illustrations
madrigal
cantata
illuminated manuscript
secular
52
Shakespeare's plays fall into which main genres?
Tragedy, Comedy, History
Romance, Comedy
History, Tragedy, Romance
Tragedy, Romance
53
Name the building.
Dome of the Rock
Hagia Sophia
Florence Cathedral
St. Peter's Basilica
54
What was Palestrina's most famous work?
Spring
Pope Marcellus Mass
Dido's Lament
Messiah
