Question 1

Summarize the actual events that motivated Théodore Géricault to paint The Raft of the "Medusa."

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these points:
•	The Medusa sank because of her captain’s negligence.
•	As the captain left with his crew, he abandoned the remaining passengers to die alone. 
•	The painting captures the story of the enduring survival of these last few passengers, their struggle, and their tragedy.
•	The composition of the painting is unique in that it is painted with opposing diagonals, adding drama to the scene.

Question 2

How was David's The Oath of the Horatii relevant to his day?

Accepted Answer

A)  The story is a parable of loyal devotion to the state. 
B)  The subject only demonstrates the strength of the male figures. 
C)  The central figures are wealthy young men, pledging allegiance to the Protestant uprising. 
D)  The work is rebellious political progaganda, paid for secretly by a few nobles. 
A)  The story is a parable of loyal devotion to the state. 
B)  The subject only demonstrates the strength of the male figures. 
C)  The central figures are wealthy young men, pledging allegiance to the Protestant uprising. 
D)  The work is rebellious political progaganda, paid for secretly by a few nobles. A

Question 3

About whose music did Emperor Joseph II comment,"Too many notes!"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Gay 
B)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
C)  Johann Stamitz 
D)  Joseph Haydn 
A)  John Gay 
B)  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 
C)  Johann Stamitz 
D)  Joseph Haydn B

Question 4

For which of the following paintings did J.M.W.Turner reportedly have sailors "lash [him] to the mast to observe" the scene?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 
B)  The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons 
C)  Snow Storm-Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth 
D)  Monk by the Sea 
A)  The Upper Falls of the Reichenbach 
B)  The Fall of an Avalanche in the Grisons 
C)  Snow Storm-Steam-Boat off a Harbour's Mouth 
D)  Monk by the Sea

Question 5

Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

Accepted Answer

A)  John Keats 
B)  John Constable 
C)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
D)  William Wordsworth 
A)  John Keats 
B)  John Constable 
C)  Samuel Taylor Coleridge 
D)  William Wordsworth

Question 6

Which of the following was commissioned by Napoleon to redesign a church as a new Temple of the Glory of the Grand Army,now known as La Madeleine?

Accepted Answer

A)  Antonio Canova 
B)  Pierre-Alexandre Vignon 
C)  Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 
D)  Théodore Géricault 
A)  Antonio Canova 
B)  Pierre-Alexandre Vignon 
C)  Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 
D)  Théodore Géricault

Question 7

Who was considered the chief drafter of the American Declaration of Independence and chairman of the committee that prepared the document?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  John Adams 
A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  John Adams

Question 8

Which of the following served in the Royal Musketeers and was assigned to protect the future Louis XVIII from Napoleon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 
B)  Eugène Delacroix 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Théodore Géricault 
A)  Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres 
B)  Eugène Delacroix 
C)  Francisco Goya 
D)  Théodore Géricault

Question 9

Who is the silversmith that engraved The Bloody Massacre?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Crispus Attucks 
D)  Paul Revere 
A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Crispus Attucks 
D)  Paul Revere

Question 10

Which of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were known as "studies," which addressed particular technical challenges on the piano?

Accepted Answer

A)  études 
B)  polonaises 
C)  nocturnes 
D)  ballades 
A)  études 
B)  polonaises 
C)  nocturnes 
D)  ballades

Question 11

The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed tax on many common items,including calendars,playing cards,and

Accepted Answer

A)  newspapers. 
B)  wagon wheels. 
C)  excess grain per growing season. 
D)  textiles, especially linen. 
A)  newspapers. 
B)  wagon wheels. 
C)  excess grain per growing season. 
D)  textiles, especially linen.

Question 12

Who argued for and became a member of the "Republic of Virtue," a dictatorship led by a twelve-person Committee for Public Safety?

Accepted Answer

A)  Georges-Jacques Danton 
B)  Maximilien Robespierre 
C)  Louis Capet 
D)  Jean-Paul Marat 
A)  Georges-Jacques Danton 
B)  Maximilien Robespierre 
C)  Louis Capet 
D)  Jean-Paul Marat

Question 13

Discuss the significance and meaning of The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Question 14

Which of the following works features a lone man with windblown hair positioned directly in front of the viewer on a rocky promontory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monk by the Sea 
B)  The Wanderer above the Mists 
C)  The Oxbow 
D)  Twilight in the Wilderness 
A)  Monk by the Sea 
B)  The Wanderer above the Mists 
C)  The Oxbow 
D)  Twilight in the Wilderness

Question 15

"Landscape" derives from a similar word in which language?

Accepted Answer

A)  German 
B)  Dutch 
C)  Finnish 
D)  Romanian 
A)  German 
B)  Dutch 
C)  Finnish 
D)  Romanian

Question 16

Who is specifically mentioned as being among those killed during the event captured in the engraving known as The Bloody Massacre?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Crispus Attucks 
D)  Paul Revere 
A)  Thomas Paine 
B)  George Mason 
C)  Crispus Attucks 
D)  Paul Revere

Question 17

Beethoven's Third Symphony,Eroica,is known for its elongated melody and

Accepted Answer

A)  Promethean mood. 
B)  traditionally Classical meter. 
C)  dedication to the ideals of allegiance. 
D)  similarity to Bach's much earlier Operetta. 
A)  Promethean mood. 
B)  traditionally Classical meter. 
C)  dedication to the ideals of allegiance. 
D)  similarity to Bach's much earlier Operetta.

Question 18

"Tintern Abbey" is understood as the most eloquent statement of

Accepted Answer

A)  the Romantic imagination. 
B)  the Enlightenment spirit. 
C)  the French Revolution sentiment. 
D)  the Neoclassical spirit. 
A)  the Romantic imagination. 
B)  the Enlightenment spirit. 
C)  the French Revolution sentiment. 
D)  the Neoclassical spirit.

Question 19

What is one of the principal afflictions of the Romantic hero?

Accepted Answer

A)  bad faith 
B)  ennui 
C)  Je ne sais quoi 
D)  raison d'être 
A)  bad faith 
B)  ennui 
C)  Je ne sais quoi 
D)  raison d'être

Question 20

Explain why the American colonists were infuriated by the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765.

Accepted Answer

Essay responses should include these poi

Summarize the actual events that motivated Théodore Géricault to paint The Raft of the "Medusa."

How was David's The Oath of the Horatii relevant to his day?

About whose music did Emperor Joseph II comment,"Too many notes!"?

For which of the following paintings did J.M.W.Turner reportedly have sailors "lash [him] to the mast to observe" the scene?

Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

Which of the following was commissioned by Napoleon to redesign a church as a new Temple of the Glory of the Grand Army,now known as La Madeleine?

Who was considered the chief drafter of the American Declaration of Independence and chairman of the committee that prepared the document?

Which of the following served in the Royal Musketeers and was assigned to protect the future Louis XVIII from Napoleon?

Who is the silversmith that engraved The Bloody Massacre?

Which of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were known as "studies," which addressed particular technical challenges on the piano?

The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed tax on many common items,including calendars,playing cards,and

Who argued for and became a member of the "Republic of Virtue," a dictatorship led by a twelve-person Committee for Public Safety?

Discuss the significance and meaning of The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David.

Which of the following works features a lone man with windblown hair positioned directly in front of the viewer on a rocky promontory?

"Landscape" derives from a similar word in which language?

Who is specifically mentioned as being among those killed during the event captured in the engraving known as The Bloody Massacre?

Beethoven's Third Symphony,Eroica,is known for its elongated melody and

"Tintern Abbey" is understood as the most eloquent statement of

What is one of the principal afflictions of the Romantic hero?

Explain why the American colonists were infuriated by the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765.

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

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

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Exam 12: The Age of Revolution

Summarize the actual events that motivated Théodore Géricault to paint The Raft of the "Medusa."

How was David's The Oath of the Horatii relevant to his day?

About whose music did Emperor Joseph II comment,"Too many notes!"?

For which of the following paintings did J.M.W.Turner reportedly have sailors "lash [him] to the mast to observe" the scene?

Who is the author of "Tintern Abbey"?

Which of the following was commissioned by Napoleon to redesign a church as a new Temple of the Glory of the Grand Army,now known as La Madeleine?

Who was considered the chief drafter of the American Declaration of Independence and chairman of the committee that prepared the document?

Which of the following served in the Royal Musketeers and was assigned to protect the future Louis XVIII from Napoleon?

Who is the silversmith that engraved The Bloody Massacre?

Which of Frédéric Chopin's compositions were known as "studies," which addressed particular technical challenges on the piano?

The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed tax on many common items,including calendars,playing cards,and

Who argued for and became a member of the "Republic of Virtue," a dictatorship led by a twelve-person Committee for Public Safety?

Discuss the significance and meaning of The Oath of the Horatii by Jacques-Louis David.

Which of the following works features a lone man with windblown hair positioned directly in front of the viewer on a rocky promontory?

"Landscape" derives from a similar word in which language?

Who is specifically mentioned as being among those killed during the event captured in the engraving known as The Bloody Massacre?

Beethoven's Third Symphony,Eroica,is known for its elongated melody and

"Tintern Abbey" is understood as the most eloquent statement of

What is one of the principal afflictions of the Romantic hero?

Explain why the American colonists were infuriated by the passage of the Stamp Act of 1765.

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

The Counter-Reformation and the Baroque

Enlightenment and Rococo

The Working Class and the Bourgeoisie

The Modernist World

Decades of Change

Filters