Question 1

Compare and contrast the baroque nature of the church of St.Peter's in Rome with the palace at Versailles.

Accepted Answer

The baroque nature of the church of St.

Question 2

Molière's plays were

Accepted Answer

A) verse tragedies based on Spanish legends and Roman themes. 
B) psychological dramas that depicted the struggle between the will and the emotions. 
C) satiric comedies that exposed the follies of French society. 
D) romantic dramas devoted to exploring the varied forms of love. 
A) verse tragedies based on Spanish legends and Roman themes. 
B) psychological dramas that depicted the struggle between the will and the emotions. 
C) satiric comedies that exposed the follies of French society. 
D) romantic dramas devoted to exploring the varied forms of love.

Question 3

Baroque music reached its climax after 1715.Which of the following composers were responsible for this development?

Accepted Answer

A) Monteverdi and Lully 
B) Haydn and Mozart 
C) Palestrina and Byrd 
D) Bach and Handel
Essay Questions 
A) Monteverdi and Lully 
B) Haydn and Mozart 
C) Palestrina and Byrd 
D) Bach and Handel
Essay Questions

Question 4

Define florid baroque.Which building best embodies the style of the florid baroque? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Florid Baroque is a style of Baroque arc

Question 5

Which of the following artists was Flemish,studied under Rubens,and eventually became court painter to England's Charles I?

Accepted Answer

A) Andres de Islas 
B) Jan Vermeer 
C) Rembrandt van Rijn 
D) Anthony van Dyck 
A) Andres de Islas 
B) Jan Vermeer 
C) Rembrandt van Rijn 
D) Anthony van Dyck

Question 6

Discuss baroque literature in England,focusing on John Milton and Aphra Behn,their accomplishments,and the cultural influences that helped shape their writing.

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Baroque literature in England was charac

Question 7

Which state briefly became a republic (called the Commonwealth)in the mid-seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) England 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Austria 
A) England 
B) France 
C) Spain 
D) Austria

Question 8

As a result of the Treaty of Utrecht,which nation gained control of Gibraltar and Minorca,and acquired portions of Canada?

Accepted Answer

A) Italy 
B) Spain 
C) France 
D) England 
A) Italy 
B) Spain 
C) France 
D) England

Question 9

Painting in seventeenth-century England

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A) reflected the fluctuation of the local art market. 
B) was controlled by the courtly but restrained taste of the aristocracy. 
C) responded to the demands of middle-class patrons for a civic-minded art. 
D) had religious themes as the dominant subject. 
A) reflected the fluctuation of the local art market. 
B) was controlled by the courtly but restrained taste of the aristocracy. 
C) responded to the demands of middle-class patrons for a civic-minded art. 
D) had religious themes as the dominant subject.

Question 10

The florid baroque

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A) was a product of the Counter-Reformation. 
B) was aristocratic and courtly. 
C) had a strong classical dimension. 
D) was centered in the Netherlands. 
A) was a product of the Counter-Reformation. 
B) was aristocratic and courtly. 
C) had a strong classical dimension. 
D) was centered in the Netherlands.

Question 11

Rubens's paintings are known for their

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A) disciplined order. 
B) ripe sensuality. 
C) calm beauty. 
D) domestic tranquility. 
A) disciplined order. 
B) ripe sensuality. 
C) calm beauty. 
D) domestic tranquility.

Question 12

Baroque writers made major contributions in all of the following genres EXCEPT

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A) romance. 
B) tragedy. 
C) comedy. 
D) epic. 
A) romance. 
B) tragedy. 
C) comedy. 
D) epic.

Question 13

Which of the following technological advances in warfare made pikemen obsolete and marked the end of medieval military equipment and infantry?

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A) the arquebus 
B) the bayonet 
C) the musket 
D) the rifle 
A) the arquebus 
B) the bayonet 
C) the musket 
D) the rifle

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT among the traits shared by baroque writers?

Accepted Answer

A) ornate language 
B) a preference for plot over characterization 
C) plots loaded with emotional extremes 
D) dramatic rhetoric and sometimes empty bombast 
A) ornate language 
B) a preference for plot over characterization 
C) plots loaded with emotional extremes 
D) dramatic rhetoric and sometimes empty bombast

Question 15

In Oroonoko,Aphra Behn

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A) repeated the themes found in Paradise Lost. 
B) examined political tensions created by the reign of Louis XIV. 
C) wrote a novel about a love affair set in a non-European land. 
D) relied on neoclassical themes to illustrate her beliefs. 
A) repeated the themes found in Paradise Lost. 
B) examined political tensions created by the reign of Louis XIV. 
C) wrote a novel about a love affair set in a non-European land. 
D) relied on neoclassical themes to illustrate her beliefs.

Question 16

The Education of Marie de' Medici can be characterized as a

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A) work in the mannerist style. 
B) painting that deals with the subject's psychological state. 
C) work that combines Roman mythology with the queen's life. 
D) painting produced at the command of Louis XIV. 
A) work in the mannerist style. 
B) painting that deals with the subject's psychological state. 
C) work that combines Roman mythology with the queen's life. 
D) painting produced at the command of Louis XIV.

Question 17

Pozzo's Allegory of the Missionary Work of the Jesuits illustrates the baroque love of

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A) infinite space. 
B) repose. 
C) serenity. 
D) antinaturalism. 
A) infinite space. 
B) repose. 
C) serenity. 
D) antinaturalism.

Question 18

Over the course of the seventeenth century,England

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A) enjoyed a hundred years of domestic peace. 
B) reconverted to Roman Catholicism. 
C) underwent a power struggle between the monarchy and Parliament. 
D) entered the industrial age. 
A) enjoyed a hundred years of domestic peace. 
B) reconverted to Roman Catholicism. 
C) underwent a power struggle between the monarchy and Parliament. 
D) entered the industrial age.

Question 19

The classical baroque

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A) was dominated by Roman Catholic religious ideals and themes. 
B) fit well with the absolutist policies of Louis XIV. 
C) was middle class and respectable. 
D) was characterized by extravagance and profusion. 
A) was dominated by Roman Catholic religious ideals and themes. 
B) fit well with the absolutist policies of Louis XIV. 
C) was middle class and respectable. 
D) was characterized by extravagance and profusion.

Question 20

The restrained baroque was

Accepted Answer

A) aristocratic and courtly. 
B) in keeping with Protestant culture. 
C) centered in Italy and Spain. 
D) dominated by Christian themes. 
A) aristocratic and courtly. 
B) in keeping with Protestant culture. 
C) centered in Italy and Spain. 
D) dominated by Christian themes.

Exam 15: The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity, 1600-1715

Compare and contrast the baroque nature of the church of St.Peter's in Rome with the palace at Versailles.

Molière's plays were

Baroque music reached its climax after 1715.Which of the following composers were responsible for this development?

Define florid baroque.Which building best embodies the style of the florid baroque? Explain.

Which of the following artists was Flemish,studied under Rubens,and eventually became court painter to England's Charles I?

Discuss baroque literature in England,focusing on John Milton and Aphra Behn,their accomplishments,and the cultural influences that helped shape their writing.

Which state briefly became a republic (called the Commonwealth)in the mid-seventeenth century?

As a result of the Treaty of Utrecht,which nation gained control of Gibraltar and Minorca,and acquired portions of Canada?

Painting in seventeenth-century England

The florid baroque

Rubens's paintings are known for their

Baroque writers made major contributions in all of the following genres EXCEPT

Which of the following technological advances in warfare made pikemen obsolete and marked the end of medieval military equipment and infantry?

Which of the following is NOT among the traits shared by baroque writers?

In Oroonoko,Aphra Behn

The Education of Marie de' Medici can be characterized as a

Pozzo's Allegory of the Missionary Work of the Jesuits illustrates the baroque love of

Over the course of the seventeenth century,England

The classical baroque

The restrained baroque was

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