The School of Athens, by Raphael
  • 1. Who painted The School of Athens?
A) Raphael
B) Michelangelo
C) Donatello
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 2. In which Roman building is The School of Athens located?
A) Colosseum
B) St. Peter's Basilica
C) Apostolic Palace
D) Sistine Chapel
  • 3. Aristotle gestures downward to represent his focus on:
A) Observation and experience
B) Mathematical abstraction
C) Political theory
D) Divine revelation
  • 4. Which Renaissance artist appears as Heraclitus?
A) Donatello
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Michelangelo
D) Titian
  • 5. The figure bending over with a compass represents:
A) Ptolemy
B) Euclid
C) Archimedes
D) Zoroaster
  • 6. The School of Athens was painted during which period?
A) Early Renaissance
B) Baroque
C) High Renaissance
D) Mannerism
  • 7. Which pope commissioned the painting?
A) Pope Pius III
B) Pope Julius II
C) Pope Alexander VI
D) Pope Leo X
  • 8. The figure isolated on the steps represents which philosopher?
A) Heraclitus
B) Diogenes
C) Plotinus
D) Socrates
  • 9. What does Plato hold in his left hand?
A) The Republic
B) Elements
C) Nicomachean Ethics
D) Timaeus
  • 10. Which figure holds the celestial sphere?
A) Aristotle
B) Pythagoras
C) Zoroaster
D) Ptolemy
  • 11. The painting symbolizes the pursuit of:
A) Religious devotion
B) Political power
C) Knowledge and truth
D) Artistic beauty
  • 12. The painting was completed around what year?
A) 1485
B) 1525
C) 1511
D) 1550
  • 13. In which century was The School of Athens painted?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 17th century
D) 15th century
  • 14. What is Aristotle gesturing toward?
A) The heavens
B) His students
C) The earth
D) The architecture
  • 15. Raphael included his own portrait in the painting. Where is he located?
A) Left side with mathematicians
B) Center foreground
C) Next to Plato
D) On the far right
  • 16. Which philosopher is shown lying on the steps?
A) Socrates
B) Epicurus
C) Heraclitus
D) Diogenes
  • 17. What is the main theme of The School of Athens?
A) Philosophy
B) Religion
C) War
D) Music
  • 18. Which book is Aristotle holding?
A) Poetics
B) Nicomachean Ethics
C) Politics
D) Metaphysics
  • 19. What technique did Raphael use for this painting?
A) Tempera
B) Oil on canvas
C) Watercolor
D) Fresco
  • 20. Which color dominates Aristotle's clothing?
A) Green
B) Blue
C) Red
D) Purple
  • 21. What is the overall composition style of the painting?
A) Asymmetrical
B) Symmetrical
C) Triangular
D) Circular
  • 22. Which Renaissance architect's style influenced the painting's architecture?
A) Bramante
B) Palladio
C) Brunelleschi
D) Alberti
  • 23. Which artistic principle is demonstrated through the receding arches?
A) Chiaroscuro
B) Linear perspective
C) Sfumato
D) Contrapposto
  • 24. The painting forms part of which room's decoration?
A) Sistine Chapel
B) Stanza della Segnatura
C) Room of the Fire
D) Hall of Constantine
  • 25. What is the general mood conveyed by the painting?
A) Mythological drama
B) Religious devotion
C) Harmonious intellectual pursuit
D) Political conflict
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