Practice Midterm - Renaissance Art PDF

**Practice Midterm** **Multiple Choice** *Identify the letter of the choice that **[best]** completes the statement or answers the question.* *Then **[fill]** in the answers on the [bubble sheet] and [write the capital letter] next to each answer.* \(1) It is said that a true Renaissance man nee...

**Practice Midterm** **Multiple Choice** *Identify the letter of the choice that **[best]** completes the statement or answers the question.* *Then **[fill]** in the answers on the [bubble sheet] and [write the capital letter] next to each answer.* \(1) It is said that a true Renaissance man needs to have creativity in the disciplines he takes up, as well as being a politician. Michelangelo was such a person. Michelangelo Buonarroti was an Italian painter, sculptor, architect, poet, and engineer during the years of the Renaissance. His early paintings and sculptures showed a unique personal style. During his lifetime, he was also often called ***[Il Divino]*** ("The Divine One"). Indeed, Michelangelo is a true Renaissance man. \(2) Michelangelo was raised in Florence, Italy. He was born on March 6, 1475, in the small village of Capresse in Tuscany. After the death of his mother, he lived with a stonecutter and his wife and family in the town of Settignano. Michelangelo's father owned a marble excavation and a small farm in that town. In 1490, Michelangelo studied to be a painter and sculptor against his father's wishes. \(3) When Michelangelo was a young man, political problems in Florence made it necessary for him to move to Rome. Because of the political problems during ***[his]*** lifetime, Michelangelo often moved back and forth between Florence and Rome. When the political problems **calmed down**, Michelangelo settled in Florence. His first sculptures were *Madonna of the Steps* (1490-1492) and *Battle of the Centaurs* (1491-1492). Michelangelo believed that every stone had a statue within it, and that the work of sculpting was simply a matter of chipping away all that was not a part of the sculpture. A close-up of a sculpture Description automatically generated *Picture of the sculpture Madonna of the Steps* \(4) At the age of 26, he had begun sculpting the famous *David*. *David* took Michelangelo three years to complete. For Florence, the statue *David* was a political statement. It represented the victory of a weak person over the powerful giant Goliath -- a powerful man who was killed by David, a boy with a slingshot. In other words, *David* symbolized the people of Florence's freedom from the control of outsiders. The statue was placed in the center of a plaza, or square, outside a church. This plaza was the public meeting area of the people of Florence. It took forty men four days to move the statue six hundred yards to the plaza. It took another twenty days to raise it on to the platform. Today *David* is not thought of as a political statement. It is considered rather as one of the most famous and admired statues.  *Picture of David before killing Goliath* \(5) In 1505 Pope Julius II called Michelangelo to Rome. The Pope wanted him to build for him a tomb. Under the patronage -- support -- of the Pope, Michelangelo worked on the project. However, he was constantly stopped in order to work on several other tasks. As a result, Michelangelo worked on the tomb for 40 years. However, the biggest task that was given to him was in 1508. ***[It]*** was to paint the ceiling of one of the churches. Despite his low opinion of painting, for four years Michelangelo painted what is today one of the most beautiful works of art in the world, the scenes from Genesis on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome. The painting contained over 300 figures. Among the most famous paintings on the ceiling are the Creation of Adam, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Great Flood, the Prophet Isaiah and the Cumaean Sibyl. Later in 1534, Michelangelo was called again to paint the altar of the same church. The painting is called *The Last Judgment,* and it is one of his last works in Rome. \(6) Michelangelo was also a talented architect. In 1513 Pope Leo X, asked Michelangelo to reconstruct the façade of the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence and to decorate it with sculptures. In addition, he was asked to build a family **funerary** chapel -- in which some of the Popes of the Medici are buried -- in the Basilica of San Lorenzo in Florence. Unfortunately, the work was stopped because of financial problems. This project was very frustrating for Michelangelo since it took him most of the 1520s and the 1530s. However, it is the best example of the **integration** of the artist\'s skills. His skills as a sculptor and an architect are put together beautifully. In 1530, Michelangelo designed the Laurentian Library in Florence, which is next to the church of San Lorenzo. \(7) At the age of 60, Michelangelo left Florence for good because of the endless political problems. He settled in Rome and achieved major architectural accomplishments there. In 1546, Michelangelo became architect of St. Peter\'s Basilica in the Vatican, Rome and designed its dome. He developed new styles, such as pilasters -- tapering columns -- thinner at the bottom, and staircases with contrasting rectangular and curving shapes. Other major Roman projects of Michelangelo's are Palazzo Farnese, San Giovanni de\' Fiorentini and the Sforza Chapel, Porta Pia and Santa Maria degli Angeli. Tourists and students visit these places for their remarkable beauty and simplicity. A large building with a dome Description automatically generated *Picture of The Dome of St. Peter's basilica* \(8) Michelangelo died at the age of 89. His body was brought back from Rome for burial at the Basilica di Santa Croce. His last request was to be buried in his beloved Tuscany. Having lived in both cities, Michelangelo's ***[mark]*** is left on both Rome and Florence with some of the greatest works of Renaissance art. Michelangelo is the best-documented artist of the 16th century! \_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_ 1. In paragraph 1, the phrase ***Il Divino*** refers to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------------ ---- -------------- a. *David* c. Renaissance b. The Divine d. Michelangelo ---- ------------ ---- -------------- \_\_\_\_ 2. From the reading, we can **[infer]** that Rome is \_\_\_\_\_. ---- --------------------------- ---- --------------------------- a. Michelangelo's birthplace c. a safer place to live b. ruler of Florence d. having political problems ---- --------------------------- ---- --------------------------- \_\_\_\_ 3. In paragraph 3, the pronoun ***his*** refers to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ----------------- ---- ------------- a. Michelangelo c. stonecutter b. Renaissance man d. young man ---- ----------------- ---- ------------- \_\_\_\_ 4. In paragraph 3, the phrase **calmed down** is closest in meaning to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ----------- ---- ----------- a. raised c. started b. increased d. decreased ---- ----------- ---- ----------- \_\_\_\_ 5. According to the reading, Michelangelo finished sculpting *David* in \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------ ---- ------ a. 1503 c. 1505 b. 1504 d. 1501 ---- ------ ---- ------ \_\_\_\_ 6. According to the reading, *David* represented \_\_\_\_\_ for the people of Florence. ---- --------- ---- --------- a. love c. freedom b. courage d. power ---- --------- ---- --------- \_\_\_\_ 7. From paragraph 4, we can **[infer]** that Florence was ruled \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------------------ ---- ------------------- a. against its will c. by Goliath b. by Romans d. with lots of love ---- ------------------ ---- ------------------- \_\_\_\_ 8. We can **[conclude]** that most of the ideas in Michelangelo's art are related to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ----------- ---- ---------- a. sculpting c. politics b. religion d. painting ---- ----------- ---- ---------- \_\_\_\_ 9. According to the reading, the biggest task that was given to Michelangelo was \_\_\_\_\_. ---- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------ a. painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel c. painting the altar of the Sistine Chapel b. sculpting *David* for Florence d. building the tomb of Pope Julius II ---- -------------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------ \_\_\_\_ 10. From the reading, we can **[infer]** that Michelangelo \_\_\_\_\_ painting. ---- -------------- ---- -------------- a. loved c. didn't enjoy b. didn't learn d. studied ---- -------------- ---- -------------- \_\_\_\_ 11. In paragraph 5, the pronoun ***it*** refers to \_\_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------ ---- --------- a. tomb c. ceiling b. task d. opinion ---- ------ ---- --------- \_\_\_\_ 12. The main idea of paragraph 6 is that \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------------------------------------------ ---- ---------------------------------------------------- a. Michelangelo was a talented architect c. Michelangelo was a talented architect and sculptor b. Michelangelo's artistic skills are great d. Michelangelo's beautiful sculptures and paintings ---- ------------------------------------------ ---- ---------------------------------------------------- \_\_\_\_ 13. In paragraph 6, the word **funerary** is closest in meaning to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- --------- ---- -------- a. funeral c. chapel b. church d. tomb ---- --------- ---- -------- \_\_\_\_ 14. From paragraph 6, which statement is **[INCORRECT]**: The Basilica of San Lorenzo is \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------------- ---- ------------ a. beautiful c. incomplete b. frustrating d. finished ---- ------------- ---- ------------ \_\_\_\_ 15. Michelangelo reconstructed the Basilica of San Lorenzo in the \_\_\_\_\_ century. ---- ------ ---- ------ a. 16th c. 30th b. 15th d. 20th ---- ------ ---- ------ \_\_\_\_ 16. In paragraph 6, the word **integration** is closest in meaning to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- --------------- ---- -------------- a. disconnection c. installation b. separation d. combination ---- --------------- ---- -------------- \_\_\_\_ 17. From paragraph 7, we can **[infer]** that Renaissance art is known for its \_\_\_\_\_ and \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ------------------------ ---- -------------------------- a. sculptures / paintings c. beauty / simplicity b. beauty / colors d. paintings / architecture ---- ------------------------ ---- -------------------------- \_\_\_\_ 18. According to the reading, **ALL** are **[TRUE]** about Michelangelo **EXCEPT** that he \_\_\_\_\_. ---- --------------------------------------- ---- -------------------------------------- a. was a talented architect and sculptor c. studied to be a painter and sculptor b. enjoyed painting d. enjoyed sculpting ---- --------------------------------------- ---- -------------------------------------- \_\_\_\_ 19. In paragraph 8, the word ***mark*** refers to \_\_\_\_\_. ---- ----------- ---- ---------- a. statue c. painting b. sculpture d. art ---- ----------- ---- ---------- \_\_\_\_ 20. The best title for the reading is \_\_\_\_\_. ---- -------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------ a. Michelangelo's Most Famous Projects c. The Art of Sculpting and Architecture b. Michelangelo: A True Renaissance Man d. Painting, Sculpting, and Renaissance Art ---- -------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------------------------ **Grammar Practice Midterm** Multiple Choice *Identify the choice that [best] completes the statement or answers the question.* Identify the type of comma used 21\. He developed new styles such as pilasters, tapering columns, and staircases with contrasting rectangular and curving shapes. ---- -------------- ---- -------------- a. Introductory c. Series b. Compound d. Irreversible ---- -------------- ---- -------------- 22\. Michelangelo believed that every stone had a statue within, so the work of sculpting was simply a matter of chipping away all that was not a part of the sculpture. ---- -------------- ---- -------------- a. Introductory c. Series b. Compound d. Irreversible ---- -------------- ---- -------------- 23\. Having lived in both cities, Michelangelo's mark is left on both Rome and Florence. ---- -------------- ---- -------------- a. Introductory c. Series b. Compound d. Irreversible ---- -------------- ---- -------------- Identify the [underline] structure in the following sentences: 24\. Paintings [displayed in the gallery] were based on sculptures. ---- --------------------------- ---- ------------------------ a. Gerund phrase c. Infinitive phrase b. Present participle phrase d. Past participle phrase ---- --------------------------- ---- ------------------------ 25\. A painting [containing 300 figures] was commissioned in 1508. ---- --------------------------- ---- ------------------------ a. Gerund phrase c. Infinitive phrase b. Present participle phrase d. Past participle phrase ---- --------------------------- ---- ------------------------ 26\. It took forty men four days [to move] the statue six hundred yards to the plaza. ---- --------------------------- ---- ------------------------ a. Gerund phrase c. Infinitive phrase b. Present participle phrase d. Past participle phrase ---- --------------------------- ---- ------------------------ Find the main subject and the main verb: 27\. When Michelangelo was a young man, political problems in Florence made it necessary for him to move to Rome. ---- -------------------- ---- --------------------------------------- a. Michelangelo / was c. Problems / made b. Political / move d. Michelangelo -- was / problems - move ---- -------------------- ---- --------------------------------------- 28\. David took Michelangelo three years to complete. ---- ---------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------- a. David / took c. David / complete b. David - Michelangelo / took - complete d. Michelangelo / complete ---- ---------------------------------------- ---- ------------------------- 29\. Tourists and students visit these places for their remarkable beauty and simplicity. ---- ------------------ ---- ------------------------------------------- a. Tourists / visit c. Tourists -- students / visit b. Students / visit d. Tourists -- students / visit - remarkable ---- ------------------ ---- ------------------------------------------- What type of sentence is the following: 30\. The most famous paintings on the ceiling are the Creation of Adam, Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, the Great Flood, the Prophet Isaih, and the Cumaean Sibyl. ---- ---------- ---- ---------------- a. Simple c. Complex b. Compound d. Not a sentence ---- ---------- ---- ---------------- 31\. The painting is called The Last Judgment, yet it is one of his last works in Rome. ---- ---------- ---- ---------------- a. Simple c. Complex b. Compound d. Not a sentence ---- ---------- ---- ---------------- 32\. He was asked to build a family funerary chapel, which is where some of the Popes are buried, in the Basilica of San Lorenzo. ---- ---------- ---- ---------------- a. Simple c. Complex b. Compound d. Not a sentence ---- ---------- ---- ---------------- 33\. Having lived in both cities, Michelangelo's mark is left [on both Rome and Florence] with some of the greatest works of Renaissance art. ---- ---------------------- ---- --------------------------- a. Infinitive phrase c. Gerund phrase b. Prepositional phrase d. Present participle phrase ---- ---------------------- ---- --------------------------- 34\. Goliath is a powerful man who was killed by David, [who is] [a boy with a slingshot]. ---- ------------------ ---- ----------------- a. Appositive c. Relative clause b. Adjective phrase d. Adjective ---- ------------------ ---- ----------------- 35\. The painting contained 300 figures it is called The Last Judgment. ---- -------------- ---- ---------- a. No errors c. Run-on b. Comma Splice d. Fragment ---- -------------- ---- ---------- 36\. This plaza was the public meeting area of the people of Florence, it took forty men forty days to move the statue. ---- -------------- ---- ---------- a. No errors c. Run-on b. Comma splice d. Fragment ---- -------------- ---- ---------- 37\. However, was constantly stopped in order to work on several tasks, so it took 40 years to complete. ---- -------------- ---- ---------- a. No errors c. Run-on b. Comma splice d. Fragment ---- -------------- ---- ---------- 38\. Justify the usage of the definite article **the:**\ When Michelangelo was young man, political problems in Florence made it necessary for him to move to Rome. Because of **the** political problems during his lifetime, he often moved back and forth between Florence and Rome. ---- ---------------- ---- ----------- a. First mention c. explained b. Second mention d. unique ---- ---------------- ---- ----------- 38\. Combine the following sentences into one with an appositive 39\. Combine the following sentences into one with a clause. Keep **a** as the main (independent clause. 40\. Combine the following sentences into one starting with a participle phrase\ a) Michelangelo's skills are put together beautifully. 41\. Change the active sentence to passive\ Michelangelo's father owned a marble excavation. 42\. Change the phrase into a compound noun:\ Sky that is blue\ \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 43\. Change the phrase into an adjective compound noun **MIDTERM VOCABULARY PRACTICE:** Choose the correct word to complete the sentence:   Extra Midterm Grammar Practice 1. -Main subject main verb, type of sentence, underlined structure: 2.    Main subject main verb, type of sentence, underlined structure: 3.   Main subject main verb, type of sentence, underlined structure: 4.  Main subject main verb, type of sentence, underlined structure: 5.    Main subject main verb, type of sentence, underlined structure: 6. Main subject main verb, type of sentence: 7.   Main subject main verb, type of sentence, type of commas: 8. Main subject main verb, type of sentence, underlined structure: 9. Main subject main verb, type of sentence: 10. 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(for number 1 you will write 3 different senteces; one with an appositve, one with a clause, and one with a phrase) Make one sentence with an **appositive**, one sentence with an **adjective** **clause**, and one with a **phrase**: 1. a\) Richard is an architect and urban planner. a. Richard learned that the majority of the population lived in cities. 2. Combine the two sentences into one with an **appositive**. a. Amiens Cathedral is the largest Gothic cathedral. b. It was built in France during the 13^th^ century. 3. Change from active to **passive**: Rockefeller covered the entire mural when Rivera refused to erase Lenin. 4. Combine the two sentences into one **complex** sentence:\ a. Rockefeller commissioned Rivera to do the mural. b\. Rivera thought his patrons would cede to his artistic whim. 5. Combine the two sentences into one with **a present participle phrase**:\ a. Nelson Rockefeller commissioned Rivera to decorate the lobbies.\ b. Rockefeller tried to reason with the artist. 6. Combine the two sentences into one with a **participle phrase:** a. The United States prison system houses 2.3 million people. b. It has 500K people working within its systems. 7. Combine the two sentences into one with a **past participle phrase**:\ a. Amiens Cathedral has a length of 476 feet.\ b. It was commissioned by Bishop Evrard. 8. Combine the two sentences into one with an **appositive**. Keep **(a)** as the independent clause:\ a. Rivera was heralded as the star of the Mexican school.\ b. He was a world renowned artist. 9. Combine the two sentences into one **complex** sentence. Keep **(b)** as the independent clause a. Atoms make up everything. b. Atoms are ionized and in a state of plasma.