Question 1

Which best describes the stigmata?

Accepted Answer

A) an outcast 
B) the Flagellation 
C) the arrows of Saint Sebastian 
D) the wounds of Christ 
E) a painting by Giotto 
A) an outcast 
B) the Flagellation 
C) the arrows of Saint Sebastian 
D) the wounds of Christ 
E) a painting by Giotto D

Question 2

The High Renaissance was centered in

Accepted Answer

A) Rome. 
B) Paris. 
C) Florence. 
D) Urbino. 
A) Rome. 
B) Paris. 
C) Florence. 
D) Urbino. A

Question 3

Who was NOT a Renaissance pope?

Accepted Answer

A) Julius II 
B) Paul III 
C) John Paul II 
D) Clement X 
A) Julius II 
B) Paul III 
C) John Paul II 
D) Clement X C

Question 4

Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto?

Accepted Answer

A) a Doric peristyle 
B) a balustrade 
C) a dome 
D) an Ionic frieze 
E) a cella 
A) a Doric peristyle 
B) a balustrade 
C) a dome 
D) an Ionic frieze 
E) a cella

Question 5

Jacopo Bellini's style is best known today from his

Accepted Answer

A) drawings. 
B) paintings. 
C) autobiography. 
D) etchings. 
E) biography. 
A) drawings. 
B) paintings. 
C) autobiography. 
D) etchings. 
E) biography.

Question 6

Who were two important figures in Raphael's School of Athens?

Accepted Answer

A) David and Goliath 
B) Venus and Adonis 
C) Plato and Aristotle 
D) Alexander the Great and Socrates 
A) David and Goliath 
B) Venus and Adonis 
C) Plato and Aristotle 
D) Alexander the Great and Socrates

Question 7

Spandrels refers to

Accepted Answer

A) a broken pediment. 
B) curved triangular sections. 
C) short spans in a vaulted ceiling. 
D) a small carving tool used to sculpt marble. 
A) a broken pediment. 
B) curved triangular sections. 
C) short spans in a vaulted ceiling. 
D) a small carving tool used to sculpt marble.

Question 8

Which is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Gentile Bellini had two sons, Jacopo and Giovanni. 
B) Giovanni Bellini had two sons, Gentile and Jacopo. 
C) Jacopo Bellini was the father of Gentile, Giovanni, and Mantegna. 
D) Jacopo Bellini had two sons and one daughter. 
A) Gentile Bellini had two sons, Jacopo and Giovanni. 
B) Giovanni Bellini had two sons, Gentile and Jacopo. 
C) Jacopo Bellini was the father of Gentile, Giovanni, and Mantegna. 
D) Jacopo Bellini had two sons and one daughter.

Question 9

Titian's portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti emphasizes Gritti's

Accepted Answer

A) assertive pose. 
B) political power in the city's senate. 
C) wise gaze. 
D) bulk, and the textures of his costume. 
E) impatience with portrait-sitting. 
A) assertive pose. 
B) political power in the city's senate. 
C) wise gaze. 
D) bulk, and the textures of his costume. 
E) impatience with portrait-sitting.

Question 10

What shape was associated with divinity and was an ancient notion of the ideal shape?

Accepted Answer

A) the Latin cross 
B) the pyramid 
C) the Greek cross 
D) the circle 
A) the Latin cross 
B) the pyramid 
C) the Greek cross 
D) the circle

Question 11

Which is NOT true of Leonardo da Vinci?

Accepted Answer

A) He made anatomical drawings. 
B) He was an uomo universal. 
C) He wrote backwards. 
D) He made more paintings than drawings. 
E) He made more paintings than sculptures. 
A) He made anatomical drawings. 
B) He was an uomo universal. 
C) He wrote backwards. 
D) He made more paintings than drawings. 
E) He made more paintings than sculptures.

Question 12

The painting of An Ideal City (artist anonymous)featured in the chapter illustrates what key aspect of Renaissance urban architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) fixed spatial relationships between topiary and structures 
B) centrally planned buildings 
C) importance of ornamentation 
D) expansion of open spaces 
A) fixed spatial relationships between topiary and structures 
B) centrally planned buildings 
C) importance of ornamentation 
D) expansion of open spaces

Question 13

Gentile Bellini's rich textures and ability to convey character appealed to

Accepted Answer

A) the ruler of Venice. 
B) the Sultan in Constantinople. 
C) the Byzantine Patriarch. 
D) the Pesaro family. 
A) the ruler of Venice. 
B) the Sultan in Constantinople. 
C) the Byzantine Patriarch. 
D) the Pesaro family.

Question 14

The term sfumato refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the fashion of smoking while painting, adopted soon after the discovery of America. 
B) a smoky haze to convey depth and distance. 
C) aerial perspective. 
D) the style in imitation of the candle-smoke darkened walls of Roman churches. 
A) the fashion of smoking while painting, adopted soon after the discovery of America. 
B) a smoky haze to convey depth and distance. 
C) aerial perspective. 
D) the style in imitation of the candle-smoke darkened walls of Roman churches.

Question 15

________ commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

Accepted Answer

A) Lorenzo de' Medici 
B) the Duke of Mantua 
C) Julius II 
D) Francis I of France 
A) Lorenzo de' Medici 
B) the Duke of Mantua 
C) Julius II 
D) Francis I of France

Question 16

The two Venetian artists who painted reclining nudes featured in this chapter are

Accepted Answer

A) Giovanni and Gentile Bellini. 
B) Titian and Giovanni Bellini. 
C) Giorgione and Gentile Bellini. 
D) Titian and Giorgione. 
A) Giovanni and Gentile Bellini. 
B) Titian and Giovanni Bellini. 
C) Giorgione and Gentile Bellini. 
D) Titian and Giorgione.

Question 17

Which is NOT by Leonardo?

Accepted Answer

A) Madonna and Child with Saint Anne 
B) Mona Lisa 
C) Creation of Adam 
D) Vitruvian Man 
A) Madonna and Child with Saint Anne 
B) Mona Lisa 
C) Creation of Adam 
D) Vitruvian Man

Question 18

Which does NOT appear in the Sistine ceiling frescoes?

Accepted Answer

A) prophets 
B) Christ 
C) sibyls 
D) Jeremiah 
E) Adam 
A) prophets 
B) Christ 
C) sibyls 
D) Jeremiah 
E) Adam

Question 19

Which was completed earliest?

Accepted Answer

A) Raphael's School of Athens 
B) Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling 
C) Michelangelo's Last Judgment 
D) Leonardo's Last Supper 
A) Raphael's School of Athens 
B) Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling 
C) Michelangelo's Last Judgment 
D) Leonardo's Last Supper

Question 20

Which work is matched with the correct patron?

Accepted Answer

A) Sistine Chapel ceiling - Sixtus IV 
B) Michelangelo's David - Florence 
C) School of Athens - Agostino Chigi 
D) Stanza della Segnatura - Giovanni Bellini 
E) Michelangelo's Creation of Adam - Philip II of Spain 
A) Sistine Chapel ceiling - Sixtus IV 
B) Michelangelo's David - Florence 
C) School of Athens - Agostino Chigi 
D) Stanza della Segnatura - Giovanni Bellini 
E) Michelangelo's Creation of Adam - Philip II of Spain

Exam 14: The High Renaissance in Italy

Which best describes the stigmata?

The High Renaissance was centered in

Who was NOT a Renaissance pope?

Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto?

Jacopo Bellini's style is best known today from his

Who were two important figures in Raphael's School of Athens?

Spandrels refers to

Which is true?

Titian's portrait of Doge Andrea Gritti emphasizes Gritti's

What shape was associated with divinity and was an ancient notion of the ideal shape?

Which is NOT true of Leonardo da Vinci?

The painting of An Ideal City (artist anonymous)featured in the chapter illustrates what key aspect of Renaissance urban architecture?

Gentile Bellini's rich textures and ability to convey character appealed to

The term sfumato refers to

________ commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

The two Venetian artists who painted reclining nudes featured in this chapter are

Which is NOT by Leonardo?

Which does NOT appear in the Sistine ceiling frescoes?

Which was completed earliest?

Which work is matched with the correct patron?

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