Sculpture Masterpieces

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Instructions: From ancient marble to modern metal, test your knowledge of the world's greatest sculptures!

1.
Who sculpted the famous statue of David, completed in 1504?
A
Donatello
B
Bernini
C
Michelangelo
D
Leonardo da Vinci
2.
Where is the ancient Greek sculpture 'Venus de Milo' displayed today?
A
The British Museum
B
The Louvre Museum
C
The Uffizi Gallery
D
The Vatican Museums
3.
Auguste Rodin's 'The Thinker' was originally designed as part of which larger work?
A
The Monument to Balzac
B
The Burghers of Calais
C
The Gates of Hell
D
The Kiss
4.
What ancient wonder of the world was a massive statue on the island of Rhodes?
A
The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
B
The Colossus of Rhodes
C
The Lighthouse of Alexandria
D
The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
5.
Which sculptor created large-scale 'Spider' sculptures that are displayed in cities around the world?
A
Louise Bourgeois
B
Georgia O'Keeffe
C
Barbara Hepworth
D
Yayoi Kusama
6.
Michelangelo's 'Pietà,' depicting Mary holding the body of Jesus, is located in which famous building?
A
The Sistine Chapel
B
The Pantheon
C
St. Peter's Basilica
D
Florence Cathedral
7.
Which American sculptor created 'Bird in Space,' a sleek abstract bronze form?
A
Alexander Calder
B
Constantin Brancusi
C
Alberto Giacometti
D
Henry Moore
8.
What material did Alexander Calder famously use to create his 'mobiles'?
A
Sheet metal and wire
B
Wood
C
Glass
D
Clay
9.
The ancient Egyptian Great Sphinx of Giza has the body of a lion and the head of what?
A
A human
B
A jackal
C
A ram
D
An eagle
10.
Which British sculptor is known for large reclining figure sculptures with organic, rounded forms?
A
Anish Kapoor
B
Henry Moore
C
Damien Hirst
D
Anthony Gormley
11.
Who sculpted 'The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa,' a dramatic Baroque marble sculpture in Rome?
A
Donatello
B
Michelangelo
C
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
D
Antonio Canova
12.
Mount Rushmore features the faces of how many U.S. presidents?
A
Four
B
Six
C
Three
D
Five
13.
Alberto Giacometti is famous for what distinctive style of figure sculpture?
A
Lifelike hyperrealistic figures
B
Massive and muscular forms
C
Geometric abstract blocks
D
Extremely tall and thin elongated figures
14.
The Terracotta Army, thousands of life-sized clay soldiers, was buried with which Chinese emperor?
A
Emperor Wu of Han
B
Kublai Khan
C
Emperor Taizong
D
Qin Shi Huang
15.
Which French sculptor designed the Statue of Liberty?
A
Auguste Rodin
B
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
C
Aristide Maillol
D
Antoine Bourdelle

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