Humanities Chapter 7

It is estimated that the plague killed how much of the European population in only a few years? 60% 10% 90% 25%

60%

How many scenes are painted on the middle of the Sistine Chapel Ceiling? 9 12 7 3

9

What does the black death refer to? The Dark Ages The move away from color in the visual arts The death of the pope A deadly plague

A deadly plague

How does Donatello choose to represent David in his sculpture? As an angelic, otherworldly figure As an idealized Greek hero As an ancient warrior As a regular youth in the city of Florence

As a regular youth in the city of Florence

Why does Michelangelo paint a scene of Noah being drunk? Because Noah was the first to cultivate grapes and create wine. Because everyone was drunk on the Ark. It's actually a representation of Michaelangelo himself. Noah wasn't drunk, just tired.

Because Noah was the first to cultivate grapes and create wine.

The extended except about the Wife of bath is from which of the following landmark literary works Castiglione's 'Book of the Courtier' Chaucer's 'Canterbury Tales' Boccaccio's 'Decameron' Pisan's 'Book of the Cities of Ladies'

Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales'

Who is represented in this important Renaissance sculpture? David Adam Michelangelo Cosimo de Medic

David

All of the following were artists of the High Renaissance EXCEPT... Raphael Michelangelo Donatello Leonardo

Donatello

Renaissance artists and architects wanted to break away from Classical models and rejected the insistence upon order, balance, and design in their buildings. T or F

False

So many people died from the Black Death that the survivors were even more tied to the land and the feudal system. T or F

False

In which city is this famous Renaissance cathedral located? Milan Venice Florence Rome

Florence

The works of which painter signified the new direction toward a more natural and lifelike style of art? Machiavelli Giotto Chaucer Machaut

Giotto

Almost all great Renaissance artists painted frescoes, but the video clip shows artists attempting to recreate the technique used by which great Renaissance artist specifically? Leonardo Giotto Brunelleschi Michaelangelo

Michaelangelo

Who is referred to as the "Father of Humanism" because of his accomplishments both in recovering ancient Roman texts and in mastering the form of poetry known as the sonnet Petrarch Medici Castiglione Machiavelli

Petrarch

The flat, two-dimensional, painted surface of a canvas or wall is known by what artistic term? The artist's imagination Blank canvas Picture plane Vanishing point

Picture Plane

The later stages of Italian Renaissance art were dominated by which great city? Genoa Florence Rome Venice

Rome

What is the title of this Renaissance masterpiece by Raphael? Past and Present Neoclassical Debate Renaissance Gathering School of Athens

School of Athens

So many people died from the Black Death that the survivors were able to charge more for their labor. T OR F

TRUE

With its emphasis on light, color, and sensual texture, the Venus of Urbino is representative of the work of which Venetian painter? Giotto Titian Michelangelo Josquin

Titian

Donatello's David is one of the most important works in art history because it is the first free-standing male nude sculpture since antiquity. True False

True

In a weird twist of fate, the plague of the 14th century eventually improved the status and condition of the poor because pf the sheer number of people who died T or F

True

Michelangelo was an accomplished painter, sculptor, and architect during the Renaissance. T or F

True

The paintings throughout the Arena chapel show giotto's interest in representing the world in a human and naturalistic way T or F

True

Verrocchio, one of the greatest portrait artists of the Renaissance, worked in both painting and sculpture. T or F

True

the renewal and increase in trade brought about by the Crusades was largely responsible for creating the conditions for the emergence of the plague in the 14th century true or false?

True

What color is the ceiling of the Arena Chapel? white green blue black

blue

What kind of painting technique did Giotto use in the Arena Chapel? watercolor oil paint tempera fresco

fresco

What does the term fresco mean? Plaster fresh paint fish

fresh

The plague came to Europe on trade ships and spread due to... sick people. infected rats. rotten wine. spoiled food

infected rats

What does the term Renaissance mean?

rebirth

All of the following events took place during the 14th century and had the impact of unsettling established medieval culture except The Hundred Years War The Great Schism The Black Death The Norman Conquest of England

the norman conquest of england

Why is the Scrovegni family chapel painted by Giotto referred to as the Arena chapel? It is located near an old Roman Arena It was at the center of the Scrovegni family arena The Scrovegni family patriarch was named Arena

It is located near an old Roman arena

What was so important about the landmark signing of the Magna Carta? It was the first time a king's power was limited by the law. It created the first kingdom ruled by the Pope. It created the first split kindgom ruled by 2 kings. It was the biggest charter ever signed.

It was the first time a king's power was limited by the law.

Donatello chooses to depict David nude because... Adding armor would have made the It's a reference to ancient Greek and Roman sculptures He didn't know how to sculpt armor He didn't know what Biblical armor looked like

It's a reference to ancient Greek and Roman sculptures

The political treatise The Prince, which attempts to define the best characteristics of a ruler and tackles the question of whether it is better to be loved than feared, was written by ____________ . Machiavelli Castiglione Medici Boccaccio

Machiavelli