Question 1

Discuss the most important characteristics of eighteenth-century European society.How were they reflected in the arts?

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The most important characteristics of ei

Question 2

Voltaire's chief aim in Candide was to satirize the

Accepted Answer

A) philosophy of optimism. 
B) institution of monarchy. 
C) practice of arranged marriages. 
D) legal system of France. 
A) philosophy of optimism. 
B) institution of monarchy. 
C) practice of arranged marriages. 
D) legal system of France.

Question 3

Which technological innovation is associated with Hogarth's art?

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A) He was the pioneer of the lithography process. 
B) He was the first artist to run off multiple engravings of his paintings. 
C) He was the progenitor of drypoint. 
D) He was the originator of prints in newspapers. 
A) He was the pioneer of the lithography process. 
B) He was the first artist to run off multiple engravings of his paintings. 
C) He was the progenitor of drypoint. 
D) He was the originator of prints in newspapers.

Question 4

Enlightenment thinking favored

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A) traditional Catholic beliefs. 
B) pietistic feelings. 
C) the experimental method. 
D) Thomist theology. 
A) traditional Catholic beliefs. 
B) pietistic feelings. 
C) the experimental method. 
D) Thomist theology.

Question 5

Who laid out his philosophy of skepticism in A Treatise of Human Nature?

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A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
B) Baron de Montesquieu 
C) David Hume 
D) John Locke 
A) Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
B) Baron de Montesquieu 
C) David Hume 
D) John Locke

Question 6

The Enlightenment was essentially a product of cultural life in

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A) Italy. 
B) Scotland. 
C) France. 
D) Great Britain. 
A) Italy. 
B) Scotland. 
C) France. 
D) Great Britain.

Question 7

Which of the following musicians considered as demeaning his post as court musician in the service of the archbishop of Salzburg?

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A) Franz Joseph Haydn 
B) Philippe Rameau 
C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
D) François Couperin 
A) Franz Joseph Haydn 
B) Philippe Rameau 
C) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
D) François Couperin

Question 8

How would you characterize Mary Wollstonecraft's version of feminism? What were her key concerns,and what solutions did she propose?

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Mary Wollstonecraft's version of feminis

Question 9

The perfect instrument for rococo music was the

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A) violin. 
B) trumpet. 
C) harpsichord. 
D) organ. 
A) violin. 
B) trumpet. 
C) harpsichord. 
D) organ.

Question 10

Engravers from which of the following nations trained a generation of artists in the mezzotint technique?

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A) Spain 
B) France 
C) Italy 
D) the Netherlands 
A) Spain 
B) France 
C) Italy 
D) the Netherlands

Question 11

Which of the following is NOT considered part of a traditional sonata?

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A) exposition 
B) scherzo 
C) development 
D) recapitulation 
A) exposition 
B) scherzo 
C) development 
D) recapitulation

Question 12

Neoclassicism was characterized by

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A) frivolous subjects. 
B) a focus on anatomy and life drawings. 
C) weightless floating images. 
D) an undercurrent of eroticism. 
A) frivolous subjects. 
B) a focus on anatomy and life drawings. 
C) weightless floating images. 
D) an undercurrent of eroticism.

Question 13

What were the leading goals,ideals,figures,and contributions of the Enlightenment to the Western tradition?

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The Enlightenment was a period of intell

Question 14

The originators of laissez-faire economics were

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A) Voltaire and Rousseau. 
B) the Physiocrats and Adam Smith. 
C) Diderot and Montesquieu. 
D) the "enlightened despots" of the eighteenth century. 
A) Voltaire and Rousseau. 
B) the Physiocrats and Adam Smith. 
C) Diderot and Montesquieu. 
D) the "enlightened despots" of the eighteenth century.

Question 15

In The Marriage of Figaro,Mozart presents a

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A) study of the impact of a mythical hero on history. 
B) brief one-act opera on the role of women in Austrian society. 
C) humorous account of how the lower class can outwit the upper class. 
D) romantic opera that plays on the theme of rejected love. 
A) study of the impact of a mythical hero on history. 
B) brief one-act opera on the role of women in Austrian society. 
C) humorous account of how the lower class can outwit the upper class. 
D) romantic opera that plays on the theme of rejected love.

Question 16

The outstanding example of enlightened despotism in the Age of Reason was

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A) Austria under Joseph II. 
B) Russia under Peter the Great. 
C) France under Louis XVI. 
D) Great Britain under George I. 
A) Austria under Joseph II. 
B) Russia under Peter the Great. 
C) France under Louis XVI. 
D) Great Britain under George I.

Question 17

Which was NOT a prominent design element in rococo interiors?

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A) mirrors 
B) chandeliers 
C) religious images 
D) rocaille 
A) mirrors 
B) chandeliers 
C) religious images 
D) rocaille

Question 18

Fielding's The History of Tom Jones is a

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A) sentimental domestic drama. 
B) robust comedy and adventure tale. 
C) tragic situation brought on by fate. 
D) legendary tale of a famous highwayman. 
A) sentimental domestic drama. 
B) robust comedy and adventure tale. 
C) tragic situation brought on by fate. 
D) legendary tale of a famous highwayman.

Question 19

The Encyclopédie was

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A) a monumental work of seventeen text volumes and eleven books of illustrations. 
B) sponsored by the French authorities. 
C) edited by Voltaire. 
D) dedicated to the high culture of the arts and humanities. 
A) a monumental work of seventeen text volumes and eleven books of illustrations. 
B) sponsored by the French authorities. 
C) edited by Voltaire. 
D) dedicated to the high culture of the arts and humanities.

Question 20

All of the following were contributions by Mozart EXCEPT

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A) new musical forms. 
B) religious works. 
C) instrumental music. 
D) operas. 
A) new musical forms. 
B) religious works. 
C) instrumental music. 
D) operas.

Exam 17: The Age of Reason 1700-1789

Discuss the most important characteristics of eighteenth-century European society.How were they reflected in the arts?

Voltaire's chief aim in Candide was to satirize the

Which technological innovation is associated with Hogarth's art?

Enlightenment thinking favored

Who laid out his philosophy of skepticism in A Treatise of Human Nature?

The Enlightenment was essentially a product of cultural life in

Which of the following musicians considered as demeaning his post as court musician in the service of the archbishop of Salzburg?

How would you characterize Mary Wollstonecraft's version of feminism? What were her key concerns,and what solutions did she propose?

The perfect instrument for rococo music was the

Engravers from which of the following nations trained a generation of artists in the mezzotint technique?

Which of the following is NOT considered part of a traditional sonata?

Neoclassicism was characterized by

What were the leading goals,ideals,figures,and contributions of the Enlightenment to the Western tradition?

The originators of laissez-faire economics were

In The Marriage of Figaro,Mozart presents a

The outstanding example of enlightened despotism in the Age of Reason was

Which was NOT a prominent design element in rococo interiors?

Fielding's The History of Tom Jones is a

The Encyclopédie was

All of the following were contributions by Mozart EXCEPT

Prehistory and the Rise of Civilization in the Near East and Egypt

The Aegean: the Minoans,the Mycenaeans,and the Greeks of the Archaic Age

Classical Greece: the Hellenic Age

The Hellenistic World

Classical Rome: From Republic to Empire

Judaism and the Rise of Christianity

Late Antiquity: the Transformation of the Roman Empire and the Triumph of Christianity

The Heirs to the Roman Empire: Byzantium and the West in the Early Middle Ages

The Rise of Islam 622-1520

The High Middle Ages 1000-1300

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery, 1300-1500

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots, 1400-1494

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism, 1494-1564

Northern Humanism, northern Renaissance, religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism, 1500-1603

The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought, 1600-1715

Revolution,reaction,and Cultural Response 1760-1830

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie 1830-1871

The Age of Early Modernism 1871-1914

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism 1914-1945

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism 1945-1970

The Contemporary World: Globalization, terrorism, and Postmodernism, 1970-2001

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