Question 1

How did Holy Roman emperor Frederick II influence the sculptural traditional of Italy?

Accepted Answer

He was king of Sicily and a great humanist.His nostalgia for the past grandeur of Rome influenced a revival of interest in Roman sculpture.This renewed interest in the classical past found a voice in the work of Nicola Pisano.Nicola Pisano's work on the pulpit in Pisa exemplifies this fascination with Roman sculpture because the relief panels echo Roman sarcophagi.

Question 2

The Italian admiration for classical art resurfaced at ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the Avignon papacy 
B)  the court of Frederick II 
C)  Pisa 
D)  the Florentine Academy 
A)  the Avignon papacy 
B)  the court of Frederick II 
C)  Pisa 
D)  the Florentine Academy B

Question 3

How did artists sell their work during this period?

Accepted Answer

Artists did not have the same degree of freedom as they do today,and they rarely created a work without receiving a commission.Generally,a patron contracted the artist for a specific commission.

Question 4

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe that broke out in the 1340s was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  mad cow disease 
B)  the collapse of the linen market 
C)  the failure of the Medici banks 
D)  the Black Death 
A)  mad cow disease 
B)  the collapse of the linen market 
C)  the failure of the Medici banks 
D)  the Black Death

Question 5

Confraternities are ____ who dedicated themselves to strict religious observance.

Accepted Answer

A)  political action groups 
B)  laypeople 
C)  protectors of the king 
D)  papal guards 
A)  political action groups 
B)  laypeople 
C)  protectors of the king 
D)  papal guards

Question 6

The artist ____ was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambrogio Lorenzetti 
B)  Cimabue 
C)  Pietro Cavallini 
D)  Simone Martini 
A)  Ambrogio Lorenzetti 
B)  Cimabue 
C)  Pietro Cavallini 
D)  Simone Martini

Question 7

Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's baptistery were commissioned by ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the guild of bronze workers 
B)  Enrico Scrovegni 
C)  the guild of wool importers 
D)  the Franciscans 
A)  the guild of bronze workers 
B)  Enrico Scrovegni 
C)  the guild of wool importers 
D)  the Franciscans

Question 8

In contrast to his father,Giovanni Pisano worked in a style derived from ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  the formalism of Byzantine traditions 
B)  French Gothic art 
C)  classical antiquity 
D)  the medieval style 
A)  the formalism of Byzantine traditions 
B)  French Gothic art 
C)  classical antiquity 
D)  the medieval style

Question 9

In 1305,the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Poland 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  Italy 
A)  Poland 
B)  Spain 
C)  France 
D)  Italy

Question 10

____ sought to reconcile the illusion of a weighty three-dimensional body and the illusion of space to contain it.

Accepted Answer

A)  Duccio 
B)  Pietro Cavallini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Giotto 
A)  Duccio 
B)  Pietro Cavallini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Giotto

Question 11

Elements of Giotto's new style that appear in the Madonna Enthroned include ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  slender and fragile figures 
B)  heavily patterned drapery 
C)  statuesque figures that cast shadows 
D)  floating figures 
A)  slender and fragile figures 
B)  heavily patterned drapery 
C)  statuesque figures that cast shadows 
D)  floating figures

Question 12

____ was the leading Roman painter at the end of the 13th century.

Accepted Answer

A)  Pietro Cavallini 
B)  Duccio di Buoninsegna 
C)  Giotto 
D)  Bonaventura Berlinghieri 
A)  Pietro Cavallini 
B)  Duccio di Buoninsegna 
C)  Giotto 
D)  Bonaventura Berlinghieri

Question 13

The setting for Pietro Lorenzetti's Birth of the Virgin,which was a ____,represented an advance in worldly realism.

Accepted Answer

A)  detailed interior of an upper-class house 
B)  panoramic landscape 
C)  church interior 
D)  ancient grotto 
A)  detailed interior of an upper-class house 
B)  panoramic landscape 
C)  church interior 
D)  ancient grotto

Question 14

Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giotto 
B)  Pietro Cavallini 
C)  Orcagna (Andrea di Cione) 
D)  Arnolfo di Cambio 
A)  Giotto 
B)  Pietro Cavallini 
C)  Orcagna (Andrea di Cione) 
D)  Arnolfo di Cambio

Question 15

Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Avignon 
C)  Florence 
D)  Paris 
A)  Rome 
B)  Avignon 
C)  Florence 
D)  Paris

Question 16

A familiar feature in French Gothic art,the loosely curved folds of the female saints in Duccio's Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)is a feature of ____ art.

Accepted Answer

A)  French Gothic 
B)  Byzantine 
C)  Giotto's 
D)  classical 
A)  French Gothic 
B)  Byzantine 
C)  Giotto's 
D)  classical

Question 17

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

Accepted Answer

A)  Giotto 
B)  Francesco Traini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Nicola Pisano 
A)  Giotto 
B)  Francesco Traini 
C)  Simone Martini 
D)  Nicola Pisano

Question 18

Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?

Accepted Answer

A)  Siena 
B)  Florence 
C)  Pisa 
D)  Ferrara 
A)  Siena 
B)  Florence 
C)  Pisa 
D)  Ferrara

Question 19

Historian Giovanni Villani wrote in the 14th century that this city was "the daughter and creature of Rome," suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire.Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pisa 
B)  Siena 
C)  Florence 
D)  Padua 
A)  Pisa 
B)  Siena 
C)  Florence 
D)  Padua

Question 20

Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?

Accepted Answer

A)  densely packed,large-scale figures on the panels 
B)  large rectangular relief panels 
C)  the figures have bulk and weight 
D)  trefoil (triple-curved)arches 
A)  densely packed,large-scale figures on the panels 
B)  large rectangular relief panels 
C)  the figures have bulk and weight 
D)  trefoil (triple-curved)arches

How did Holy Roman emperor Frederick II influence the sculptural traditional of Italy?

The Italian admiration for classical art resurfaced at ____.

How did artists sell their work during this period?

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe that broke out in the 1340s was ____.

Confraternities are ____ who dedicated themselves to strict religious observance.

The artist ____ was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style.

Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's baptistery were commissioned by ____.

In contrast to his father,Giovanni Pisano worked in a style derived from ____.

In 1305,the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?

____ sought to reconcile the illusion of a weighty three-dimensional body and the illusion of space to contain it.

Elements of Giotto's new style that appear in the Madonna Enthroned include ____.

____ was the leading Roman painter at the end of the 13th century.

The setting for Pietro Lorenzetti's Birth of the Virgin,which was a ____,represented an advance in worldly realism.

Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence?

Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?

A familiar feature in French Gothic art,the loosely curved folds of the female saints in Duccio's Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)is a feature of ____ art.

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?

Historian Giovanni Villani wrote in the 14th century that this city was "the daughter and creature of Rome," suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire.Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?

Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?

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How did Holy Roman emperor Frederick II influence the sculptural traditional of Italy?

The Italian admiration for classical art resurfaced at ____.

How did artists sell their work during this period?

The most devastating natural disaster in Europe that broke out in the 1340s was ____.

Confraternities are ____ who dedicated themselves to strict religious observance.

The artist ____ was instrumental in creating the International Gothic style.

Andrea Pisano's south doors for Florence's baptistery were commissioned by ____.

In contrast to his father,Giovanni Pisano worked in a style derived from ____.

In 1305,the College of Cardinals elected a pope from which of the following countries?

____ sought to reconcile the illusion of a weighty three-dimensional body and the illusion of space to contain it.

Elements of Giotto's new style that appear in the Madonna Enthroned include ____.

____ was the leading Roman painter at the end of the 13th century.

The setting for Pietro Lorenzetti's Birth of the Virgin,which was a ____,represented an advance in worldly realism.

Who is the architect for the cathedral of Florence?

Which of the following cities was considered the rightful capital of the Roman Catholic Church?

A familiar feature in French Gothic art,the loosely curved folds of the female saints in Duccio's Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints (Maestà)is a feature of ____ art.

Whose work is best characterized by the use of solid volumes resting firmly on the flat and horizontal surface of this earth?

Which city was at its height of political and economic power when it employed the talents of the sculptor Nicola Pisano?

Historian Giovanni Villani wrote in the 14th century that this city was "the daughter and creature of Rome," suggesting a preeminence inherited from the Roman Empire.Which of the following city-states does this phrase describe?

Which of the following is a medieval element depicted on the pulpit for the baptistery of Pisa Cathedral?

Art in the Stone Age

Ancient Mesopotamia and Persia

Egypt Under the Pharaohs

The Prehistoric Aegean

Ancient Greece

The Etruscans

The Roman Empire

Late Antiquity

Byzantium

The Islamic World

Early Medieval Europe

Romanesque Europe

Gothic Europe

South and Southeast Asia Before 1200

China and Korea to 1279

Japan Before 1333

Native Arts of the Americas Before 1300

Africa Before 1800

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