CKLA U5 Chapter 4

What event in 1492 CE had a significant impact on Michelangelo, including being the reason he left Florence?

• He moved to Rome for the first time.

• Lorenzo de' Medici, his patron, died.

• He completed the Pietà.

• He started working at St. Peter's Basilica.

What is the name of the sculpture that Michelangelo created, which depicts Mary holding Jesus after he was removed from the cross?

• The Last Supper

• The Creation of Adam

• The Pietà

• The David

What unique action did Michelangelo take with the Pietà that he did not do with any other piece of art?

• He painted it in bright colors.

• He signed it with his name on a sash across Mary.

• He made it entirely out of marble.

• He donated it to the church.

In what year was the Pietà, depicted in the image, completed?

• 1504 CE

• 1499 CE

• 1489 CE

• 1512 CE

What did Michelangelo create from the block of marble known as "the Giant"?

• The Pieta

• The Cathedral of Florence

• The Statue of David

• The Florence Statue

What is a specific detail mentioned about Michelangelo's work on the David?

• He painted it

• He carved the veins in the human hand

• He used bronze instead of marble

• He completed it in a year

What was the job that the pope had waiting for Michelangelo when he arrived in Rome?

• To sculpt a new statue

• To paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel

• To build a tomb

• To teach fresco painting

Why did Michelangelo initially refuse the job to paint the Sistine Chapel's ceiling?

• He was too busy with other projects

• He considered himself a sculptor, not a painter

• He did not like the pope

• He was not skilled in fresco painting

What technique did Michelangelo use to paint the Sistine Chapel's ceiling?

• Oil painting

• Watercolor painting

• Fresco painting

• Acrylic painting

Why did Michelangelo have to complete the work on his own?

• He was the only painter available who could climb a scaffold.

• He dismissed the other painters for being late

• He didn't have to, but no one could meet his high standards, so he decided to work alone.

• The other painters quit because the work was too hard