Question 1

The Thirty Years' War was fought largely in

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A)  France. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Bohemia. 
A)  France. 
B)  Italy. 
C)  Germany. 
D)  Bohemia.

Question 2

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 3

What was a major side effect of the use of balance-of-power principles in Europe?

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A)  ending the need for standing armies 
B)  reducing the importance of direct state-to-state diplomacy 
C)  ending any significant role for lesser states such as Florence and Venice 
D)  reducing the role of absolutist monarchs in foreign or military policy 
A)  ending the need for standing armies 
B)  reducing the importance of direct state-to-state diplomacy 
C)  ending any significant role for lesser states such as Florence and Venice 
D)  reducing the role of absolutist monarchs in foreign or military policy

Question 4

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

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The baroque nature of the church of St.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of politics and power in the seventeenth century?

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A)  Kings and their advisers did not want to share power with church officials. 
B)  The heads of state claimed their power by divine right arguments. 
C)  Machiavelli's influence was evident in the acts and thoughts of many of the rulers. 
D)  All these answers are correct. 
A)  Kings and their advisers did not want to share power with church officials. 
B)  The heads of state claimed their power by divine right arguments. 
C)  Machiavelli's influence was evident in the acts and thoughts of many of the rulers. 
D)  All these answers are correct.

Question 6

Rembrandt's painting style was typified by all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  the portrayal of figures modeled on ancient statuary. 
B)  the use of dramatic chiaroscuro. 
C)  forceful expressiveness. 
D)  an ability to depict the full range of human moods and emotions. 
A)  the portrayal of figures modeled on ancient statuary. 
B)  the use of dramatic chiaroscuro. 
C)  forceful expressiveness. 
D)  an ability to depict the full range of human moods and emotions.

Question 7

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 8

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

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

Question 9

Gentileschi's painting style was

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A)  flamboyant and dramatic. 
B)  devoted to grave beauty and illusion. 
C)  characterized by ripe sensuality and gorgeous color. 
D)  geared to domestic subjects rendered in basic colors (mainly blue and yellow). 
A)  flamboyant and dramatic. 
B)  devoted to grave beauty and illusion. 
C)  characterized by ripe sensuality and gorgeous color. 
D)  geared to domestic subjects rendered in basic colors (mainly blue and yellow).

Question 10

The baroque literary work Paradise Lost is a

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A)  Christianity-themed epic. 
B)  satirical epic based on a trivial episode in middle-class life. 
C)  continuation of Homer's Odyssey, picking up the story where the original work ended. 
D)  historical epic based on the English Civil War. 
A)  Christianity-themed epic. 
B)  satirical epic based on a trivial episode in middle-class life. 
C)  continuation of Homer's Odyssey, picking up the story where the original work ended. 
D)  historical epic based on the English Civil War.

Question 11

Who of the following created an oratorio based on biblical texts and sung in English?

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A)  Johann Sebastian Bach 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lully 
C)  George Frideric Handel 
D)  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi 
A)  Johann Sebastian Bach 
B)  Jean-Baptiste Lully 
C)  George Frideric Handel 
D)  Antonio Lucio Vivaldi

Question 12

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 13

The Council of Trent led church leaders to call for a new art that resulted in portrayals of

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A)  simple people leading ordinary lives. 
B)  athletic nudes engaged in heroic action. 
C)  saints enthralled by ecstatic visions. 
D)  aristocrats in stately repose. 
A)  simple people leading ordinary lives. 
B)  athletic nudes engaged in heroic action. 
C)  saints enthralled by ecstatic visions. 
D)  aristocrats in stately repose.

Question 14

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 15

By 1715, the principle that government could not rule without the participation of the governed was successfully established in

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A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  Austria. 
A)  France. 
B)  England. 
C)  Prussia. 
D)  Austria.

The Thirty Years' War was fought largely in

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

What was a major side effect of the use of balance-of-power principles in Europe?

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

Which of the following is true of politics and power in the seventeenth century?

Rembrandt's painting style was typified by all of the following EXCEPT

Over the course of the seventeenth century, England

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

Gentileschi's painting style was

The baroque literary work Paradise Lost is a

Who of the following created an oratorio based on biblical texts and sung in English?

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

The Council of Trent led church leaders to call for a new art that resulted in portrayals of

In Oroonoko, Aphra Behn

By 1715, the principle that government could not rule without the participation of the governed was successfully established in

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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Exam 15: The Baroque Age I: Glamour and Grandiosity

The Thirty Years' War was fought largely in

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

What was a major side effect of the use of balance-of-power principles in Europe?

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

Which of the following is true of politics and power in the seventeenth century?

Rembrandt's painting style was typified by all of the following EXCEPT

Over the course of the seventeenth century, England

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

Gentileschi's painting style was

The baroque literary work Paradise Lost is a

Who of the following created an oratorio based on biblical texts and sung in English?

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

The Council of Trent led church leaders to call for a new art that resulted in portrayals of

In Oroonoko, Aphra Behn

By 1715, the principle that government could not rule without the participation of the governed was successfully established in

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

The High Middle Ages

The Late Middle Ages: Crisis and Recovery

The Early Renaissance: Return to Classical Roots

The High Renaissance and Early Mannerism

Northern Humanism, Northern Renaissance, Religious Reformations, and Late Mannerism

The Baroque Age Ii: Revolutions in Scientific and Political Thought

The Age of Reason

Revolution, Reaction, and Cultural Response

The Triumph of the Bourgeoisie

The Age of Early Modernism

The Age of the Masses and the Zenith of Modernism

The Age of Anxiety and Late Modernism

The Contemporary World: Globalization, Terrorism, and Postmodernism

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