Question 1

Which of the following is considered a "landscape" painting?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Geographer 
B)  Christ Preaching 
C)  Woman with a Pearl Necklace 
D)  View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen 
A)  The Geographer 
B)  Christ Preaching 
C)  Woman with a Pearl Necklace 
D)  View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen

Question 2

In 1666,King Louis XIV created the Académie des Sciences in France,following the lead of which English king,who had chartered the Royal Society in 1662?

Accepted Answer

A)  Henry VIII 
B)  James I 
C)  Charles I 
D)  Charles II 
A)  Henry VIII 
B)  James I 
C)  Charles I 
D)  Charles II

Question 3

Discuss the consequences of England's Glorious Revolution.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

What is the signature stylistic component of Rubens's work,The Arrival and Reception of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles?

Accepted Answer

A)  the robust nudes featured prominently in the foreground 
B)  the use of color for drama within the scene 
C)  the use of a contemporary political figure 
D)  the inclusion of mythological figures mixed with figures of well-known individuals 
A)  the robust nudes featured prominently in the foreground 
B)  the use of color for drama within the scene 
C)  the use of a contemporary political figure 
D)  the inclusion of mythological figures mixed with figures of well-known individuals

Question 5

The Council of Trent mandated that music heard during the Mass must

Accepted Answer

A)  not be secular music. 
B)  entertain parishioners and inspire creativity. 
C)  be new secular music. 
D)  be a grand style for the reformed "spiritual" Church. 
A)  not be secular music. 
B)  entertain parishioners and inspire creativity. 
C)  be new secular music. 
D)  be a grand style for the reformed "spiritual" Church.

Question 6

Why was Venice considered to be the most innovative and cosmopolitan for music of the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  The efforts of Giovanni Gabrieli, the organist at St. Mark's, composed secular music and worked to make church music more engaging. 
B)  Guillaume Dufay established a school of music in Venice. 
C)  Composer Josquin des Prez restructured the orchestral stage to optimize sound quality. 
D)  The Venetian guild commissioned work by Claudio Monteverdi for public performances. 
A)  The efforts of Giovanni Gabrieli, the organist at St. Mark's, composed secular music and worked to make church music more engaging. 
B)  Guillaume Dufay established a school of music in Venice. 
C)  Composer Josquin des Prez restructured the orchestral stage to optimize sound quality. 
D)  The Venetian guild commissioned work by Claudio Monteverdi for public performances.

Question 7

Distinguish between the rubeniste and the poussiniste styles of painting.

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

What was John Donne's intent behind his poem "Batter My Heart"?

Accepted Answer

A)  to capture the experience of Saul at the moment of conversion 
B)  to demonstrate the sensual nature of chiaroscuro 
C)  to appeal to the theatrical nature of the viewer 
D)  to compare the biblical conversion to the current political state of the Church 
A)  to capture the experience of Saul at the moment of conversion 
B)  to demonstrate the sensual nature of chiaroscuro 
C)  to appeal to the theatrical nature of the viewer 
D)  to compare the biblical conversion to the current political state of the Church

Question 9

Which of the following wrote Spiritual Exercises,calling on Jesuits to develop all of their senses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pope Urban III 
B)  Ignatius of Loyola 
C)  John Donne 
D)  Giulio Caccini 
A)  Pope Urban III 
B)  Ignatius of Loyola 
C)  John Donne 
D)  Giulio Caccini

Question 10

Who created Las Meninas and became the only artist permitted to paint Spain's King Philip IV?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pedro Calderón de la Barca 
B)  Lope Félix de Vega 
C)  Francisco de Quevedo 
D)  Diego Velázquez 
A)  Pedro Calderón de la Barca 
B)  Lope Félix de Vega 
C)  Francisco de Quevedo 
D)  Diego Velázquez

Question 11

With which of the following musical forms is Antonio Vivaldi most closely associated?

Accepted Answer

A)  the cantata 
B)  the sonata 
C)  the opera 
D)  the concerto 
A)  the cantata 
B)  the sonata 
C)  the opera 
D)  the concerto

Which of the following is considered a "landscape" painting?

In 1666,King Louis XIV created the Académie des Sciences in France,following the lead of which English king,who had chartered the Royal Society in 1662?

Discuss the consequences of England's Glorious Revolution.

What is the signature stylistic component of Rubens's work,The Arrival and Reception of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles?

The Council of Trent mandated that music heard during the Mass must

Why was Venice considered to be the most innovative and cosmopolitan for music of the seventeenth century?

Distinguish between the rubeniste and the poussiniste styles of painting.

What was John Donne's intent behind his poem "Batter My Heart"?

Which of the following wrote Spiritual Exercises,calling on Jesuits to develop all of their senses?

Who created Las Meninas and became the only artist permitted to paint Spain's King Philip IV?

With which of the following musical forms is Antonio Vivaldi most closely associated?

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

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Exam 10: The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Which of the following is considered a "landscape" painting?

In 1666,King Louis XIV created the Académie des Sciences in France,following the lead of which English king,who had chartered the Royal Society in 1662?

Discuss the consequences of England's Glorious Revolution.

What is the signature stylistic component of Rubens's work,The Arrival and Reception of Marie de' Medici at Marseilles?

The Council of Trent mandated that music heard during the Mass must

Why was Venice considered to be the most innovative and cosmopolitan for music of the seventeenth century?

Distinguish between the rubeniste and the poussiniste styles of painting.

What was John Donne's intent behind his poem "Batter My Heart"?

Which of the following wrote Spiritual Exercises,calling on Jesuits to develop all of their senses?

Who created Las Meninas and became the only artist permitted to paint Spain's King Philip IV?

With which of the following musical forms is Antonio Vivaldi most closely associated?

The Prehistoric Past and the Earliest Civilizations

The Greek World

Empire

The Flowering of Religion

Fiefdom and Monastery, pilgrimage and Crusade

The Gothic and the Rebirth of Naturalism

The Renaissance

Renaissance and Reformation in the North

Encounter and Confrontation

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Age of Revolution

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

Filters