Middle Ages Art and Literature
Test Quiz
1. What was the main subject matter of art in the Middle Ages?
a. Portraits of people
b. Religion
c. Animals
d. Landscapes
e. Bowls of fruit
2. What features were characteristic of Byzantine art?
a. Happy paintings of people having a good time
b. Paintings of vivid and realistic landscapes
c. Paintings using light and shadow to give a three dimensional effect
d. Paintings with no shadows and somber subjects
e. Paintings of animals and mythology
3. What was the Middle Ages style of art that began to move toward realism and use of shadow and light?
a. Byzantine Art
b. Romanesque Art
c. Gothic Art
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
4. Which of the following statements describe Romanesque art?
a. The subject matter was primarily religion and Christianity
b. It was influenced by Roman and Byzantine art
c. It used architectural details like stained glass and murals on ceilings
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. What was the Middle Ages style of art that sprang from the Dark Ages and the Eastern Roman Empire?
a. Byzantine Art
b. Romanesque Art
c. Gothic Art
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
6. What Italian artist became famous for his frescos at the Scrovegni Chapel?
a. Da Vinci
b. Donatello
c. Michelangelo
d. Lorenzetti
e. Giotti
7. What style of Middle Ages art was influenced by the Romans and was popular between the years 1000 and 1300?
a. Byzantine Art
b. Romanesque Art
c. Gothic Art
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
8. What was the subject of much of the writing during the Middle Ages?
a. Christianity
b. Mysteries
c. Romance
d. Science
e. Mathematics
9. What epic poem written in England tells the story of a Scandinavian hero?
a. The Golden Legend
b. The Canterbury Tales
c. The Divine Comedy
d. Beowulf
e. The Decameron
10. What explorer wrote of his travels to China and the Far East?
a. Christopher Columbus
b. Vasco de Gama
c. Marco Polo
d. Zheng He
e. Hernan Cortez
About this quiz: All the questions on this quiz are based on information that can be found on the Middle Ages Art and Literature page at /history/middle_ages_art_literature.php.
This quiz is copyright property of Ducksters and TSI. All rights reserved. Please visit www.ducksters.com.