Multiple-Choice Questions
1. The Tempietto was a
a. martyrium.
b. little temple.
c. baptistery.
d. mausoleum.
Answer: a
2. Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto?
a. a Doric peristyle
b. a balustrade
c. a dome
d. an Ionic frieze
e. a cella
Answer: d
3. The painting of An Ideal City (artist anonymous) featured in the chapter illustrates what key aspect of Renaissance urban architecture?
a. fixed spatial relationships between topiary and structures
b. centrally planned buildings
c. importance of ornamentation
d. expansion of open spaces
Answer: b
4. Raphael learned at the elbow of
a. Leonardo.
b. Perugino.
c. Fra Angelico.
d. Michelangelo.
Answer: b
5. Who were two important figures in Raphael’s School of Athens?
a. David and Goliath
b. Venus and Adonis
c. Plato and Aristotle
d. Alexander the Great and Socrates
Answer: c
6. Which is NOT true of Leonardo da Vinci?
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.
Answer: d
7. According to a popular anecdote of the time, what effect did Leonardo’s earliest known painting of an angel on Verrocchio’s Baptism of Christ have upon Verrocchio?
a. He became Leonardo’s apprentice.
b. He falsely credited the entire work to Leonardo.
c. He banned Leonardo from his studio.
d. He quit painting.
Answer: d
8. Leonardo was apprenticed to
a. Bramante.
b. Verrocchio.
c. Donatello.
d. Botticelli.
e. Raphael.
Answer: b
9. Some experts say that the pyramidal style of the High Renaissance first emerges in
a. Raphael’s Galatea.
b. Michelangelo’s Sibyls.
c. Leonardo’s Virgin and Child with Saint Anne.
d. Masaccio’s Trinity.
Answer: c
10. Which of the following is the best match?
a. Leonardo’s Last Supper – Milan
b. Bramante’s Tempietto – Florence
c. the Sistine Chapel – Siena
d. the Mona Lisa – Rome