Question 1

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In this statue, Greenough, the sculptor, likens which American founder to the god Zeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  James Madison 
C)  George Washington 
D)  Benjamin Franklin 
A)  Thomas Jefferson 
B)  James Madison 
C)  George Washington 
D)  Benjamin Franklin

Question 2

Which artist transformed small-scale and intimate Rococo works to large-scale illusionistic ceiling paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Clodion 
B)  Fragonard 
C)  Tiepolo 
D)  Chardin 
A)  Clodion 
B)  Fragonard 
C)  Tiepolo 
D)  Chardin

Question 3

Which movement was a major impetus for political, social, and economic change in the 18th century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Grand Tour 
B)  Enlightenment 
C)  Discovery of Pompeii 
D)  Neoclassicism 
A)  Grand Tour 
B)  Enlightenment 
C)  Discovery of Pompeii 
D)  Neoclassicism

Question 4

Which English artist used his paintings to translate contemporary literary forms mocking societal issues into the visual arts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry Fielding 
B)  Thomas Gainsborough 
C)  William Hogarth 
D)  Sir Joshua Reynolds 
A)  Henry Fielding 
B)  Thomas Gainsborough 
C)  William Hogarth 
D)  Sir Joshua Reynolds

Question 5

Who was a leading advocate of the Enlightenment in France?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Locke 
B)  Louis XVI 
C)  Isaac Newton 
D)  Voltaire 
A)  John Locke 
B)  Louis XVI 
C)  Isaac Newton 
D)  Voltaire

Question 6

In his portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan , Thomas Gainsborough combines a naturalistic rendering of the sitter with what?

Accepted Answer

A)  Baroque illusionism of setting 
B)  Rococo setting 
C)  Detailed realism of setting 
D)  Contrasting dark and light of setting 
A)  Baroque illusionism of setting 
B)  Rococo setting 
C)  Detailed realism of setting 
D)  Contrasting dark and light of setting

Question 7

Which of the following works embodies the Enlightenment embrace of the values of the Greco-Roman world?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera 
B)  Kauffman, Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures 
C)  Tiepolo, Apotheosis of the Pisani Family 
D)  Hogarth, Breakfast Scene 
A)  Watteau, Pilgrimage to Cythera 
B)  Kauffman, Cornelia Presenting Her Children as Her Treasures 
C)  Tiepolo, Apotheosis of the Pisani Family 
D)  Hogarth, Breakfast Scene

Question 8

Which artist set the standard for history paintings by combining the conventions of traditional heroic paintings with modern realism in subject matter and dress?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Singleton Copley 
B)  Antonio Canaletto 
C)  Benjamin West 
D)  Thomas Gainsborough 
A)  John Singleton Copley 
B)  Antonio Canaletto 
C)  Benjamin West 
D)  Thomas Gainsborough

Question 9

Chiswick House is a reflection of what stylistic trend in English architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoclassicism 
B)  Palladian classicism 
C)  Vitruvian proportionality 
D)  Colonial austerity 
A)  Neoclassicism 
B)  Palladian classicism 
C)  Vitruvian proportionality 
D)  Colonial austerity

Question 10

Which philosopher asserted that the human capacity for feeling, sensibility, and emotions came before reason?

Accepted Answer

A)  Isaac Newton 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  John Locke 
A)  Isaac Newton 
B)  Jean-Jacques Rousseau 
C)  Voltaire 
D)  John Locke

Exam 26: Rococo to Neoclassicism: the 18th Century in Europe and America

​ In this statue, Greenough, the sculptor, likens which American founder to the god Zeus?

Which artist transformed small-scale and intimate Rococo works to large-scale illusionistic ceiling paintings?

Which movement was a major impetus for political, social, and economic change in the 18th century?

Which English artist used his paintings to translate contemporary literary forms mocking societal issues into the visual arts?

Who was a leading advocate of the Enlightenment in France?

In his portrait of Mrs. Richard Brinsley Sheridan , Thomas Gainsborough combines a naturalistic rendering of the sitter with what?

Which of the following works embodies the Enlightenment embrace of the values of the Greco-Roman world?

Which artist set the standard for history paintings by combining the conventions of traditional heroic paintings with modern realism in subject matter and dress?

Chiswick House is a reflection of what stylistic trend in English architecture?

Which philosopher asserted that the human capacity for feeling, sensibility, and emotions came before reason?

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In this statue, Greenough, the sculptor, likens which American founder to the god Zeus?