Question 1

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 B

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

The patron of the Trés Riches Heures was

Accepted Answer

A) Jean, Duc de Berry. 
B) Giovanni Arnolfini. 
C) Tommaso Portinari. 
D) Philip the Bold. 
A) Jean, Duc de Berry. 
B) Giovanni Arnolfini. 
C) Tommaso Portinari. 
D) Philip the Bold. A

Question 4

In the Arena Chapel 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.

Question 5

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 6

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 7

Claus Sluter's work was like

Accepted Answer

A) Simone's in its lightness. 
B) Giotto's in its massiveness. 
C) Cimabue's in its Byzantine finish. 
D) Michelangelo's in its Greek classicism. 
A) Simone's in its lightness. 
B) Giotto's in its massiveness. 
C) Cimabue's in its Byzantine finish. 
D) Michelangelo's in its Greek classicism.

Question 8

Which is NOT true of St.Francis of Assisi?

Accepted Answer

A) He wrote The Canticle of Brother Sun. 
B) He came from a wealthy family. 
C) He received the stigmata as punishment for his sins. 
D) He established the Friars Minor. 
A) He wrote The Canticle of Brother Sun. 
B) He came from a wealthy family. 
C) He received the stigmata as punishment for his sins. 
D) He established the Friars Minor.

Question 9

Which is NOT a feature of the Divine Comedy?

Accepted Answer

A) It was written in Latin. 
B) Virgil is Dante's guide through hell and pergatory. 
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 hell and pergatory. 
C) It is divided into three parts. 
D) It is a source for Italian history.

Question 10

Philip the Bold of Burgundy built the

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

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 12

Which is NOT an example of royal patronage?

Accepted Answer

A) Simone Martini's Saint Louis Altarpiece 
B) the TrésRiches Heures du Duc de Berry 
C) the Well of Moses 
D) the Maestà 
A) Simone Martini's Saint Louis Altarpiece 
B) the TrésRiches Heures du Duc de Berry 
C) the Well of Moses 
D) the Maestà

Question 13

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 14

Philip the Bold's court was located at

Accepted Answer

A) Siena. 
B) Berry. 
C) Dijon. 
D) Flanders. 
A) Siena. 
B) Berry. 
C) Dijon. 
D) Flanders.

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT a 14th-century humanist?

Accepted Answer

A) Boccaccio 
B) Petrarch 
C) Giotto 
D) Dante 
E) Cimabue 
A) Boccaccio 
B) Petrarch 
C) Giotto 
D) Dante 
E) Cimabue

Question 16

Which is NOT true of Giotto's Crucifixion?

Accepted Answer

A) It refers to typology. 
B) It takes place in Jerusalem. 
C) It depicts the effects of gravity. 
D) Christ's form is elongated. 
E) It emphasizes the distinction between the Romans and Christ's followers. 
A) It refers to typology. 
B) It takes place in Jerusalem. 
C) It depicts the effects of gravity. 
D) Christ's form is elongated. 
E) It emphasizes the distinction between the Romans and Christ's followers.

Question 17

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 below the narrative scenes. 
D) are on the ceiling. 
A) are in the top row of scenes. 
B) are in between the narrative scenes. 
C) are below the narrative scenes. 
D) are on the ceiling.

Question 18

The painter Cimabue was deeply influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) the court of Charlemagne. 
B) Byzantine icons. 
C) Giotto. 
D) Claus Sluter. 
A) the court of Charlemagne. 
B) Byzantine icons. 
C) Giotto. 
D) Claus Sluter.

Question 19

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) All these answers are correct. 
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) All these answers are correct.

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

Who is the sculptor of the Well of Moses?

The Roman soldiers in the foreground of Giotto's Crucifixion

The patron of the Trés Riches Heures was

In the Arena Chapel scene of the Annunciation

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

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

Claus Sluter's work was like

Which is NOT true of St.Francis of Assisi?

Which is NOT a feature of the Divine Comedy?

Philip the Bold of Burgundy built the

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

Which is NOT an example of royal patronage?

Which of the following had the LEAST influence on Giotto?

Philip the Bold's court was located at

Which of the following was NOT a 14th-century humanist?

Which is NOT true of Giotto's Crucifixion?

In the Arena Chapel,the Virtues and Vices

The painter Cimabue was deeply influenced by

Giotto was important because he

Which is NOT true of Giotto's Last Judgment?

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