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