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