Question 1

In the scene of the Annunciation

Accepted Answer

A)  Gabriel tells Mary she will be the mother of Christ 
B)  God tells Mary she will be the mother of Christ 
C)  Mary tells Joseph she will be the mother of Christ 
D)  Mary has a dream telling her she will be the mother of Christ 
A)  Gabriel tells Mary she will be the mother of Christ 
B)  God tells Mary she will be the mother of Christ 
C)  Mary tells Joseph she will be the mother of Christ 
D)  Mary has a dream telling her she will be the mother of Christ A

Question 2

Philip the Bold of Burgundy built the

Accepted Answer

A)  Chartreuse de Champmol 
B)  Hospital des Invalides 
C)  Palazzo Pubblico of Siena 
D)  Town Hall of Ghent 
A)  Chartreuse de Champmol 
B)  Hospital des Invalides 
C)  Palazzo Pubblico of Siena 
D)  Town Hall of Ghent A

Question 3

Burgundy

Accepted Answer

A)  was a tributary of the French crown 
B)  was ruled by relatives of French kings 
C)  independent of the French throne 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  was a tributary of the French crown 
B)  was ruled by relatives of French kings 
C)  independent of the French throne 
D)  all of the choices are correct. D

Question 4

In the Arena Chapel,the Virtues and Vices

Accepted Answer

A)  are in the top row of scenes 
B)  are in between the narrative scenes 
C)  are between panels of imitation marble 
D)  are on the ceiling 
A)  are in the top row of scenes 
B)  are in between the narrative scenes 
C)  are between panels of imitation marble 
D)  are on the ceiling

Question 5

Giotto's Virtue of Justice

Accepted Answer

A)  reflects emerging ideas about good and bad government 
B)  is represented as blind 
C)  is seated in a Renaissance building 
D)  has no relationship to Classical antiquity 
A)  reflects emerging ideas about good and bad government 
B)  is represented as blind 
C)  is seated in a Renaissance building 
D)  has no relationship to Classical antiquity

Question 6

Which of the following was not part of the Classical revival?

Accepted Answer

A)  anecdotes about artists 
B)  comparisons with antiquity 
C)  three-dimensional form 
D)  translating Latin texts 
E)  a rejection of Italian history 
A)  anecdotes about artists 
B)  comparisons with antiquity 
C)  three-dimensional form 
D)  translating Latin texts 
E)  a rejection of Italian history

Question 7

The Roman soldiers in the foreground of Giotto's Crucifixion

Accepted Answer

A)  are torturing Christ 
B)  are arguing over possession of his cloak 
C)  are repenting their sins 
D)  are leaving the scene 
A)  are torturing Christ 
B)  are arguing over possession of his cloak 
C)  are repenting their sins 
D)  are leaving the scene

Question 8

Who is the sculptor of the Well of Moses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giotto 
B)  Claus Sluter 
C)  Tilman Riemenschneider 
D)  Cimabue 
A)  Giotto 
B)  Claus Sluter 
C)  Tilman Riemenschneider 
D)  Cimabue

Question 9

The monastic order that put an emphasis on nature and the individual was

Accepted Answer

A)  Cistercian 
B)  Benedictine 
C)  Dominican 
D)  Franciscan 
A)  Cistercian 
B)  Benedictine 
C)  Dominican 
D)  Franciscan

Question 10

"The mortal pestilence" described by Boccaccio refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the sinfulness of Florence 
B)  the failure of the Bardi and Peruzzi banks 
C)  the Triumph of Death 
D)  the Black Death 
A)  the sinfulness of Florence 
B)  the failure of the Bardi and Peruzzi banks 
C)  the Triumph of Death 
D)  the Black Death

Question 11

The patron of Les Trés Riches Heures was

Accepted Answer

A)  John, duke of Berry 
B)  Giovanni Arnolfini 
C)  Tommaso Portinari 
D)  Philip the Bold 
A)  John, duke of Berry 
B)  Giovanni Arnolfini 
C)  Tommaso Portinari 
D)  Philip the Bold

Question 12

Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Good Government was commissioned for the Palazzo Pubblico of __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Siena 
B)  Urbino 
C)  Florence 
D)  Rome 
A)  Siena 
B)  Urbino 
C)  Florence 
D)  Rome

Question 13

In contrast to Duccio's Maestà,Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government is

Accepted Answer

A)  secular 
B)  more Byzantine in style 
C)  more Christian in its iconography 
D)  was commissioned by the Nine 
E)  a reflection of the influence of International Gothic 
A)  secular 
B)  more Byzantine in style 
C)  more Christian in its iconography 
D)  was commissioned by the Nine 
E)  a reflection of the influence of International Gothic

Question 14

Which of the following had the least influence on Giotto?

Accepted Answer

A)  International style 
B)  Cimabue 
C)  Gothic French sculpture 
D)  art of ancient Rome 
A)  International style 
B)  Cimabue 
C)  Gothic French sculpture 
D)  art of ancient Rome

Question 15

Giotto was important because he

Accepted Answer

A)  went back to nature as his guide as had the Greeks and Romans 
B)  used direct experience to judge truth 
C)  believed that what we see is the basis of art 
D)  went back to nature as his guide as had the Greeks and Romans, used direct experience to judge truth, and believed that what we see is the basis of art 
A)  went back to nature as his guide as had the Greeks and Romans 
B)  used direct experience to judge truth 
C)  believed that what we see is the basis of art 
D)  went back to nature as his guide as had the Greeks and Romans, used direct experience to judge truth, and believed that what we see is the basis of art

Question 16

Which is not an example of royal patronage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Simone Martini's Saint Louis Altarpiece 
B)  the Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry 
C)  the Well of Moses 
D)  the Maestà 
A)  Simone Martini's Saint Louis Altarpiece 
B)  the Very Rich Hours of the Duke of Berry 
C)  the Well of Moses 
D)  the Maestà

Question 17

Giotto's Nativity differs from that of Nicola Pisano in that

Accepted Answer

A)  it combines two scenes in one space 
B)  it is more sculptural 
C)  it is later 
D)  it is more dramatic 
A)  it combines two scenes in one space 
B)  it is more sculptural 
C)  it is later 
D)  it is more dramatic

Question 18

Which is not a feature of the Divine Comedy?

Accepted Answer

A)  it was written in Latin 
B)  Virgil is Dante's guide through the Inferno 
C)  it is divided into three parts 
D)  it is a source for Italian history 
A)  it was written in Latin 
B)  Virgil is Dante's guide through the Inferno 
C)  it is divided into three parts 
D)  it is a source for Italian history

Question 19

The length of Mary Magdalen's hair is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  a Renaissance coiffure 
B)  her seductive nature 
C)  an iconographic convention 
D)  a typological symbol 
A)  a Renaissance coiffure 
B)  her seductive nature 
C)  an iconographic convention 
D)  a typological symbol

Question 20

Which is not true of Giotto's Last Judgment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christ is seated in a mandorla 
B)  Enrico Scrovegni's portrait is included 
C)  Christ faces the Saved 
D)  only the figures in Hell are nude 
E)  the angels above Christ are in military dress 
A)  Christ is seated in a mandorla 
B)  Enrico Scrovegni's portrait is included 
C)  Christ faces the Saved 
D)  only the figures in Hell are nude 
E)  the angels above Christ are in military dress

Exam 12: Precursors of the Renaissance

In the scene of the Annunciation

Philip the Bold of Burgundy built the

Burgundy

In the Arena Chapel,the Virtues and Vices

Giotto's Virtue of Justice

Which of the following was not part of the Classical revival?

The Roman soldiers in the foreground of Giotto's Crucifixion

Who is the sculptor of the Well of Moses?

The monastic order that put an emphasis on nature and the individual was

"The mortal pestilence" described by Boccaccio refers to

The patron of Les Trés Riches Heures was

Ambrogio Lorenzetti's Good Government was commissioned for the Palazzo Pubblico of __________.

In contrast to Duccio's Maestà,Lorenzetti's Effects of Good Government is

Which of the following had the least influence on Giotto?

Giotto was important because he

Which is not an example of royal patronage?

Giotto's Nativity differs from that of Nicola Pisano in that

Which is not a feature of the Divine Comedy?

The length of Mary Magdalen's hair is an example of

Which is not true of Giotto's Last Judgment?

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