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Middle Ages art had a ___ theme, was unrealistic and ___ dimensional
Greek mythology; three
nature; two
Christian; two
Christian; three
2
Who was the Renaissance architect to create the first dome since Roman times, in Florence?
Bernini
Leonardo
Michelangelo
Brunelleschi
3
What event began in Italy in 1350 then all Europe, broke back of serfdom, allowed opportunity?
France beat England in the Hundred Years War
Bubonic plague killed 1/3-1/2 of Europe
Pope Urban II called for the Crusades to take back Holy Land
Joan of Arc heard voices to lead the French army & won
4
This man wrote about how to obtain and maintain power, dedicated a Medici, prince of Florence.
Castiglione
Machiavelli
Erasmus
Petrarch
5
The one credited with being the father of the Renaissance was __ .
Leonardo
Petrarch
Plutarch
Michelangelo
6
Art reflected classical culture with a return to realism & celebrated the human body. This is
immodesty
humanism
ideal beauty
individualism
7
Two of the main patrons of the arts in the Renaissance were
pope and Medici family
Isabella d'Este and Medici
Sforza and pope
Hapsburg and Medici family
8
A woman Renaissance artist who used dramatic lighting was
Christine Pisan
Artemesia Gentilische
Isabella d'Este
9
Why is the image in #15 from that era?
Christian theme, 2-D
Christian theme, ideal beauty, 3-D
experimental paints for bright colors, 2-D
10
In contrast, Renaissance art had the themes of
only nature
secular themes like mythology
Nature and mythology
Nature, mythology, Christian themes
11
Four of the great High Italian Renaissance artists were
Leonardo, Bernini, Raphael, Donatello
Monet, Michelangelo, Donatello, Leonardo
Raphael, Michelangelo, Leonardo, Donatello
12
Next two questions. What era is this painting from?
Renaissance
Middle Ages
ancient Greece
13
The painting on the right is from which era?
ancient Greece
Middle Ages
Renaissance
14
Greek subjects were taught in school - philosophy, math, science, rhetoric, history. This is
humanistic education
technical education
both B and C
education for a well balanced person
15
What is the Renaissance a rebirth of?
religion
ancient philosophy
art
Greco-Roman culture
16
The idea of a Renaissance Man, talented in many fields, was developed. Who is an example?
Bernini
Leonardo da Vinci
Raphael
Donatello
17
What writer of the Renaissance wrote of the ideal man who was educated and powerful in battle?
Petrarch
Machiavelli
Castiglione
Erasmus
18
Why did the Renaissance start in the Italian city states?
Roman Empire had been located on Italian Peninsula
trade routes ended in Italian city states
the Italians were smarter than the rest of Europe
Italian city states had kept trading in Middle Ages & rich
19
Why is the Renaissance so very important?
people questioned traditional institutions, answers
all of the above
it is the beginning of the modern world
importance of humanism, individualism
20
New technology was invented in the Renaissance painting. One showed 3-D called
oil paints
single point perspective
symmetry
use of geometric shapes
21
Painting colors were brighter thanks to this new technology.
oil paints
use of geometric shapes
single point perspective
linseed oil and turpentine
22
Middle Ages art was the way it was because ___
individual was very important
present life was more important than future
individual was not important
future life was more important than present
23
Why is this painting from the era in #12?
halos, 3-D
Christian theme, saints, 2-D
bright colors, Christian theme, 3-D
24
What was the role of the newly invented printing press in the Renaissance?
allowed art critics to write
spread ideas of the Renaissance
published pictures of paintings
created art books for the rich, who could afford them
25
Who painted this famous painting? Who was the patron?
Leonardo; Medici family
Raphael; Pope Julius II
Michelangelo; Medici family