Deck 11: The High Renaissance and Mannerism

Question 1

The source of much of the gold in Europe is __________.

A) North Africa
B) the Americas
C) India
D) Sub-Saharan Africa
E) China

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The typical Renaissance state was __________.

A) tyrannical
B) democratic
C) oligarchic
D) monarchic
E) plutocratic

Answer 2

D

Question 3

Castiglione's book __________ became an important guide to "goodly manners."

A) The Prince
B) The Goodly Gentleman
C) The Life of Michelangelo
D) The Courtier
E) The Chivalric Knight

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The __________ Empire allowed its subjects to practice their own religions.

A) Holy Roman
B) Spanish
C) British
D) French
E) Ottoman

Question 5

Juan del __________ is credited with being the first Spanish secular dramatist.

A) Diego
B) Vega
C) Carpio
D) Encina
E) Rueda

Question 6

__________ is a Renaissance theatre type performed by troupes of actors wearing masks and employing improvised plots and stock characters.

A) Commedia dell'arte
B) Lieder
C) Zanni
D) Proscenium
E) Autos sacramentales

Question 7

The word used to describe the "smoky" gradations of light and shade in paintings such as those of Leonardo is __________.

A) scumbling
B) sfumato
C) chiaroscuro
D) tenebrism
E) obscurantism

Question 8

The capital of the Aztec Empire was called __________.

A) Caracas
B) Lima
C) Tenochtitlán
D) Mexica
E) Coosa

Question 9

In 1497 Vasco da Gama proved a sea route to __________ existed.

A) Portugal
B) Gold Coast
C) Peru
D) India
E) Japan

Question 10

A setting of lyric poetry for several voices is called a __________.

A) madrigal
B) motet
C) cantata
D) sonata
E) homophony

Question 11

The early Spanish colonizers of the New World are called __________.

A) cartographers
B) conquistadors
C) chroniclers
D) culture brokers
E) travelers

Question 12

The Spanish have referred to the __________ century as the siglo de oro.

A) fourteenth
B) fifteenth
C) sixteenth
D) seventeenth
E) none of the above

Question 13

The time from around 1495 until around 1520 is called the __________.

A) Italian Renaissance
B) Northern Renaissance
C) High Renaissance
D) Late Gothic
E) Low Renaissance

Question 14

The __________ popes were worldly and concerned with power.

A) Renaissance
B) early
C) Mannerist
D) Gothic
E) Protestant

Question 15

A "picture-frame stage" is referred to as a __________.

A) proscenium
B) zanni
C) gracioso
D) homophony
E) madrigal

Question 16

__________ is a movement in art characterized by an affected appearance of subjects.

A) Baroque
B) High Renaissance
C) Northern Renaissance
D) Neoclassicism
E) Mannerism

Question 17

The __________ is a polyphonic choral work.

A) cantus
B) motet
C) homophony
D) madrigal
E) sonata

Question 18

The highly influential Four Books on Architecture were written by __________.

A) Michelangelo
B) Bramante
C) Palladio
D) Maderno
E) Lescot

Question 19

The compositions of Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina are almost entirely __________.

A) homophonic
B) polyphonic
C) instrumental
D) vocal
E) secular

Question 20

A __________ is a polyphonic choral work set to a Latin text other than the ordinary of the mass.

A) madrigal
B) motet
C) cantus
D) sacramental
E) word painting

Question 21

The poetic form of the __________ became particularly important during the High Renaissance,as evidenced in the work of Michelangelo.

A) canto
B) epic
C) lyric
D) sonnet
E) couplet

Question 22

The __________ proposed that Mary remained a virgin despite giving birth to Christ.

Question 23

Giovanni de Bologna's Mercury is clearly __________ in style.

A) High Renaissance
B) idiosyncratic
C) Mannerist
D) Early Renaissance
E) neoclassical

Question 24

Michelangelo's David was originally intended to be seen from __________.

A) far below
B) far above
C) privately
D) the ground
E) indoors

Question 25

Bronzino's Portrait of a Young Man combines both High Renaissance and __________ elements.

Question 26

.Sophonisba Anguissola was a(n)__________ for the Queen of Spain.

A) attendant
B) court painter
C) court musician
D) playwright
E) poet

Question 27

Under the aegis of Lope de Vega,a __________ theatre emerged in Spain.

A) religious
B) popular
C) courtly
D) national
E) international

Question 28

Part of Titian's unique technique involved thin layers of paint over top of a reddish __________.

Question 29

Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the __________.

Question 30

The basis of the composition of Leonardo's Virgin and Child with St Anne is a __________.

Question 31

__________ strives for harmony,order,reason,intellect,objectivity,and formal discipline.

Question 32

The cherubs seen in Titian's Assumption of the Virgin are also known as __________.

Question 33

Orlando Furioso,a large-scale narrative poem that included trips to the moon,was the masterpiece of __________.

A) Michelangelo
B) Castiglione
C) Cetina
D) Ariosto
E) Britten

Question 34

Most of the people in the Ottoman Empire remained Jewish or __________.

Question 35

__________ was the center of patronage during the High Renaissance.

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

Question 36

In the sixteenth century __________ music began to develop independence from vocal music.

A) choral
B) dance
C) instrumental
D) sacred
E) secular

Question 37

__________ asserted that true worth comes "by character and intellect rather than by birth."

A) Petarch
B) Michelangelo
C) Castiglione
D) Ariosto
E) Cetina

Question 38

Leonardo invented practical devices,including a device to cut nuts and __________.

Question 39

Leonardo's wall painting __________ began to flake almost immediately after he finished it.

Question 40

The set designs of Sebastiano Serlio are notable for their use of __________.

A) color and ornamentation
B) expressive content
C) symbolism
D) live animals
E) mechanical perspective

Question 41

Parmigianino's Madonna with the Long Neck exemplifies the Mannerist quality of __________.

Question 42

The High Renaissance is associated with a rise in idealism and classicism.

Question 43

Which institution's patronage attracted artists to Rome?

Question 44

Bramante's __________ ("little temple")exemplifies High Renaissance style in architecture.

Question 45

Michelangelo was a religious skeptic.

Question 46

The focal point of the __________ is the dome of St.Peter's.

Question 47

Which Renaissance artist was a master of visual arts,architecture,and poetry?

Question 48

The Lescot wing of the Louvre Palace is an example of __________ architecture.

Question 49

Classicism aims to depict "real life."

Question 50

The Ottoman sultan Suleiman was known for his love of the arts.

Question 51

Who painted The Madonna of the Rocks?

Question 52

What term embodied the Renaissance idea of god-given talent and intellect?

Question 53

Did High Renaissance artists treat figures more as individuals or types?

Question 54

Mannerism can be seen as anti-classical.

Question 55

Machiavelli believed it was important that princes should be patrons of the arts.

Question 56

Leonardo's paintings show a concern with closely observed nature,consistent with his interest in science.

Question 57

High Renaissance paintings are usually composed along the lines of a geometric shape.

Question 58

The Ottoman Empire defeated the Turks.

Question 59

Mannerism probably allowed for greater artistic experimentation.

Question 60

__________ was the source of plans for new theatre buildings in Italy.

Question 61

Pick an example of High Renaissance art.How does it differ from early Renaissance art? How is it similar?

Question 62

Consider the works of literature discussed in this chapter.Are there any common themes or ideas across the works discussed?

Question 63

How do you think the increased colonization and wealth in Europe influenced the arts? Consider the availability of certain materials,changes in wealth and patronage,and shifting political alliances.