The School of Athens by Raphael
  • 1. Who painted The School of Athens?
A) Donatello
B) Leonardo da Vinci
C) Michelangelo
D) Raphael
  • 2. In which century was The School of Athens painted?
A) 16th century
B) 14th century
C) 17th century
D) 15th century
  • 3. Where is The School of Athens located?
A) Uffizi Gallery
B) British Museum
C) Louvre Museum
D) Vatican Palace
  • 4. Which room in the Vatican contains The School of Athens?
A) Sistine Chapel
B) Raphael Rooms
C) Stanza della Segnatura
D) Apostolic Palace
  • 5. The two central figures in the painting represent which philosophers?
A) Aristotle and Socrates
B) Socrates and Plato
C) Plato and Aristotle
D) Pythagoras and Euclid
  • 6. Which philosopher is depicted pointing upward?
A) Plato
B) Pythagoras
C) Aristotle
D) Socrates
  • 7. What does Plato's upward gesture symbolize?
A) Earthly matters
B) Empirical observation
C) Mathematical principles
D) World of Forms
  • 8. What does Aristotle's downward gesture represent?
A) Divine inspiration
B) Spiritual realm
C) Empirical observation
D) Mathematical abstraction
  • 9. Which Renaissance artist is thought to be the model for Plato?
A) Raphael himself
B) Donatello
C) Leonardo da Vinci
D) Michelangelo
  • 10. Which Greek philosopher is shown lying on the steps?
A) Heraclitus
B) Socrates
C) Zeno
D) Diogenes
  • 11. Which Renaissance architect served as model for Euclid?
A) Brunelleschi
B) Bramante
C) Alberti
D) Michelangelo
  • 12. Which ancient astronomer holds a celestial globe?
A) Kepler
B) Copernicus
C) Galileo
D) Ptolemy
  • 13. What architectural style dominates the painting's background?
A) Romanesque
B) Baroque
C) Renaissance
D) Gothic
  • 14. What is the primary medium of The School of Athens?
A) Oil on canvas
B) Watercolor
C) Fresco
D) Tempera
  • 15. What is Raphael's full Italian name?
A) Raphael da Vinci
B) Raphael Buonarroti
C) Raphael Bellini
D) Raffaello Sanzio
  • 16. What year was the painting completed?
A) 1495
B) 1505
C) 1511
D) 1520
  • 17. Which pope commissioned the work?
A) Pope Clement VII
B) Pope Leo X
C) Pope Julius II
D) Pope Alexander VI
  • 18. What is the overall theme of the Stanza della Segnatura?
A) Biblical stories
B) Papal history
C) Mythological tales
D) Human knowledge
  • 19. Which figure is depicted isolated and writing alone?
A) Aristotle
B) Heraclitus
C) Plato
D) Socrates
  • 20. Which Renaissance artist is believed to be depicted as Heraclitus?
A) Donatello
B) Titian
C) Michelangelo
D) Leonardo da Vinci
  • 21. Which mathematician is shown drawing geometric diagrams?
A) Aristotle
B) Archimedes
C) Pythagoras
D) Euclid
  • 22. What does Plato hold in his hand?
A) The Republic
B) Nicomachean Ethics
C) Timaeus
D) The Elements
  • 23. What does Aristotle hold in his hand?
A) Ethics
B) Politics
C) Physics
D) Metaphysics
  • 24. What artistic technique creates the illusion of depth in the painting?
A) Chiaroscuro
B) Linear perspective
C) Sfumato
D) Impasto
  • 25. Which figure holds a tablet with harmonic ratios?
A) Archimedes
B) Pythagoras
C) Euclid
D) Plato
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