Quiz II: Retell the text by filling the following blanks.

Art is __________ by the customs and faith of a people. During the Middle Ages, the main aim of painters was to _________ religious themes, which _______ a feeling of respect and love for ______.

During the Renaissance, people began to ______ a more humanistic attitude to life. The painters tried to ______ people and nature ____ they really were. One of the most important discoveries during this period was how to draw things ____ ___________. If the rules of perspective ______________________, no one would have been able to paint such _______ pictures.

In the late 19th century, Europe __________________, from a mostly agricultural society to a mostly industrial ____, leading to a new painting styles — Impressionism. The Impressionists were eager _________ how light and shadow _______ objects at different times of day. They _______ paint quickly.

Although _____________ when created, the Impressionist paintings are ________ as the beginning of “modern art”, because they __________ artists to look at their environment in new ways. Modern art can be _______ abstract ___ realistic. The styles are changing. Can you ______ what painting styles there will be in the future?