15th Century: Northern Europe and the Iberian Peninsula II Quiz

Question 1

What is intaglio?

Answer 1

A printmaking technique where the image is incised into the surface

Question 2

What is William Caxton known for?

Answer 2

He opened the first publishing house in England

Question 3

Who was Johann Gutenberg?

Answer 3

The inventor of the moveable printing press

Question 4

How were metal engravings made?

Answer 4

Using the intaglio technique

Question 5

Printing helped spread knowledge and art in the form of ______________.

Answer 5

Illustrations

Question 6

Which of the following was printed by William Caxton’s publishing house?

Answer 6

Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales

Question 7

What scenes were commonly depicted in woodcuts?

Answer 7

Religious scenes or important historical events

Question 8

What is the first step to masking a woodcut?

Answer 8

A drawing is made on wood

Question 9

Who is depicted in this woodcut?

Answer 9

St. Christopher, patron saint of travelers

Question 10

Which of the following describes how Martin Schongauer achieved darker lines in metal engravings?

Answer 10

He engraved deeper lines into the metal