Deck 12: The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

Question 1

In The Creation of Adam, why is the finger of God reaching out to man?

A)To give him a warning
B)To punish him
C)To reveal truth to him
D)To bring him to life

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Which Venetian painter was active as an artist for 70 years?

A)Raphael
B)Pontormo
C)Titian
D)Tintoretto

Answer 2

B

Question 3

What was the nickname of Pope Julius II?

A)Il Re Magnifico
B)Il Sovrano Straordinario
C)Il Pastore Forte
D)Il Papa Terribile

Answer 3

D

Question 4

What musical techniques did Josquin des Prez develop?

A)Overlapping voices and expressive use of lyrics
B)Elaborate keyboard and lute accompaniments
C)Virtuosic use of traditional Gregorian chant melodies
D)Composition for multiple choirs

Question 5

Which Renaissance sculptor is associated with the belief that his role was to carve away the excess in a block of marble to liberate the figure within?

A)Donatello
B)Raphael
C)Michelangelo
D)Bramante

Question 6

What did Michelangelo add to Bramante's original design of St.Peter's Basilica?

A)a covered walkway
B)a large, ribbed dome
C)a series of stained-glass windows
D)a burial site

Question 7

Who was the leading architect of northern Italy during the High Renaissance?

A)Andrea Palladio
B)Michelangelo Buonarroti
C)Donato Bramante
D)Benvenuto Cellini

Question 8

Who sang in the Sistine Choir?

A)Unaccompanied female voices
B)Accompanied female voices
C)Unaccompanied male voices
D)A mixture of male and female voices

Question 9

In Raphael's School of Athens who are the two philosophers in the center?

A)Epicurus and Thales
B)Socrates and Plato
C)Socrates and Aristotle
D)Plato and Aristotle

Question 10

Which term best describes Palestrina's music?

A)dissonant
B)conservative
C)disturbing
D)virtuosic

Question 11

Which composer is considered the "bridge" between the music of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance?

A)Palestrina
B)Strozzi
C)Giorgione
D)Josquin

Question 12

How did Raphael arrange the figures in Madonna of the Meadow?

A)In a column
B)In a pyramidal arrangement
C)In circular fashion
D)In a quadrangle

Question 13

Which Italian city was famous for its easel paintings?

A)Florence
B)Mantua
C)Venice
D)Palermo

Question 14

How did Venetian painters differ from painters in southern Italy during the Renaissance?

A)Venetians painted religious subjects, while southern painters focused on secular subjects.
B)Venetians painted frescoes, while southern painters focused on oil painting.
C)Venetians emphasized color, while southern painters focused on line.
D)Venetians painted nudes, while southern painters focused on clothed figures.

Question 15

What did Lavinia Fonatana's painting Noli Me Tangere depict?

A)The Virgin Mary
B)Mary Magdalene
C)An autumnal landscape
D)A wealthy patron

Question 16

Which city is most associated with the High Renaissance in Italy?

A)Venice
B)Rome
C)Padua
D)Florence

Question 17

Which sculptor's Abduction of the Sabine Women uses a complex spiral composition?

A)Michelangelo Buonarroti
B)Benvenuto Cellini
C)Giovanni da Bologna
D)Leonardo da Vinci

Question 18

Which Pope commissioned Bramante in 1506 to rebuild St.Peter's Basilica?

A)Pope Julius II
B)Pope Leo X
C)Pope Clement VII
D)Pope Adrian VI

Question 19

Who painted Venus of Urbino?

A)Giorgione
B)Sanzio
C)Titian
D)Strozzi

Question 20

In the Sistine Chapel, what are the subjects of the famous ceiling frescoes?

A)Scenes and figures from Dante's poetry
B)Scenes and figures from the Bible
C)Scenes and figures from Greek mythology
D)Scenes and figures from Roman history

Question 21

What musical innovations came from Venetian composers in the sixteenth century?

Question 22

_______________________ A painting technique using strong contrasts of light and darkness

Question 23

How did Cellini's life compare with the ideal set forth by Castiglione?

Question 24

Which artist created the famous portrait of Baldassare Castiglione now hanging in the Louvre Museum in Paris?

A)Michelangelo
B)Raphael
C)Titian
D)Strozzi

Question 25

What was the most famous book by Benvenuto Cellini?

A)A Game of Chess
B)The Pastoral Life
C)The Autobiography
D)The Book of the Courtier

Question 26

Who was Sofonisba Anguissola? What is she known for and what did she depict in her work?

Question 27

_______________________ A technique used in painting to organize figures through triangular forms

Question 28

_______________________ Castiglione's ideal of effortless mastery

Question 29

_______________________ Supporting structure for a dome

Question 30

_______________________ Awe-inspiring power, emotional intensity, and intractable will

Question 31

_______________________ A style of art which emphasized bright colors and unusual proportions

Question 32

How does the content of Mannerist art compare with the content of other art of the Renaissance? Why are Pontormo's Deposition c.1528)and Bronzino's Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time c.1546)good examples of Mannerist art?

Question 33

What were the characteristics of the Castiglione's ideal courtier?

Question 34

What book is based on Castiglione's experiences at the court of Urbino from 1504 to 1516?

A)The Book of the Courtier
B)The Prince
C)The Last Judgment
D)The Last Supper

Question 35

In music, what is the name for a virtuoso composition for a keyboard instrument such as the organ?

A)sonata
B)cantata
C)motet
D)toccata

Question 36

Which Venetian poet wrote verses in terza rima, including seductive poetic dialogues?

A)Vittoria Colonna
B)Veronica Franco
C)Benvenuto Cellini
D)Baldessare Castiglione
3 points each)

Question 37

_______________________ An educated Venetian companion and entertainer

Question 38

_______________________ A musical composition which shows the technical skills of the pianist or organist

Question 39

_______________________ Financial support given for artistic projects

Question 40

_______________________ Music with two or more independent melodies sounded together