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1
Adagia was written by
A)Martin Luther.
B)Bosch.
C)van Mander.
D)Erasmus.
2
Kramer and Sprenger published
A)"Sermon on Indulgences."
B)The Garden of Earthly Delights.
C)The Witches' Hammer.
D)Moriae encomium ("The Praise of Folly").
3
Which of the following is the correct match?
A)Erasmus—Germany
B)Luther—Germany
C)Bosch—Belgium
D)Dürer—Dresden
4
Printmaking refers a number of processes, of which ________ are prime examples.
A)woodcuts and engravings
B)woodcuts and paintings
C)engravings and paintings
D)intaglio and drawings
5
The textual source of Dürer's Four Horsemen is the
A)Metamorphoses.
B)Moriae encomium.
C)Book of Revelation.
D)Ship of Fools.
6
The closest northern equivalent of Vasari in the sixteenth century was
A)Erasmus.
B)van Mander.
C)Luther.
D)Sprenger and Kramer.
E)Tetzel.
7
Which work of art is matched with the correct artist?
A)Bosch—Netherlandish Proverbs
B)Bruegel—Erasmus
C)Holbein—Henry VIII
D)Dürer—Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
E)Cranach—Melencolia I
8
Grünewald's Crucifixion has two saints in the side panels. They are
A)Sebastian and John the Evangelist.
B)Anthony and Mary Magdelene.
C)John the Baptist and John the Evangelist.
D)Anthony and Sebastian.
E)Sebastian and Jerome.
9
In Erasmus's satire on Julius II, St. Peter takes "P.M." to mean
A)Prime Minister
B)Pontifex Maximus
C)Pestis Maxima
D)Prime Mover
10
Het Schilderboeck is the title of
A)a painting.
B)a book.
C)an etching.
D)a poem.
11
In the myth of Icarus, who made the wings?
A)Icarus
B)Zeus
C)Breugel
D)Daedalos
E)the plowman
12
Which is the best match?
A)hubris—folly
B)divine inspiration—melancholy
C)etching—painting
D)proverbs—myths
13
In which work is there a Pool of Lust?
A)Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
B)Melencolia I
C)Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
D)Garden of Earthly Delights
E)Netherlandish Proverbs
14
What carries the inscription MELENCOLIA I in Dürer's engraving?
A)a mouse
B)an angel
C)a dog
D)a toad
E)a bat
15
Who made the first known connection between melancholy and genius?
A)Dürer
B)Erasmus
C)Dante
D)Aristotle
E)Julius II





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