1. Architectural History

Renaissance To Baroque — Quiz

Test your understanding of renaissance to baroque with 5 practice questions.

Practice Questions

Question 1

Which architectural concept most embodies Renaissance humanism's focus on harmonizing architecture with human scale and classical order?

Question 2

Donato Bramante's original design for St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome introduced which geometric plan emblematic of Renaissance ideals?

Question 3

Filippo Brunelleschi's use of pietra serena (dark gray stone) for columns and moldings in the Old Sacristy of San Lorenzo exemplifies which Renaissance design principle?

Question 4

In Andrea Palladio's Quattro Libri dell’Architettura, the ideal villa facade is characterized by which feature?

Question 5

In Francesco Borromini’s church of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza, the plan is primarily based on which geometric arrangement?