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