Question 1

Soufflot's Pantheon demonstrates the revival of ____ cultures.

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  Roman 
C)  Imperial 
D)  traditional 
A)  French 
B)  Roman 
C)  Imperial 
D)  traditional

Question 2

Explain the American interest in ancient Rome and how this interest affected art and architecture.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The American interest in ancient Rome ca

Question 3

What type of Rococo painting depicted the outdoor amusements and entertainments of the upper classes?

Accepted Answer

A)  fête galante 
B)  sans souci 
C)  fête de jour 
D)  joie de vivre 
A)  fête galante 
B)  sans souci 
C)  fête de jour 
D)  joie de vivre

Question 4

What is a fête galante?

Accepted Answer

Fête galante is a type of Roco

Question 5

What type of subject matter did "veduta" painting portray?

Accepted Answer

Vedute are character

Question 6

Chardin's Saying Grace exemplifies the French ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  rejection of Rococo frivolity 
B)  interest in the natural 
C)  taste for sentimental narrative 
D)  all of these choices 
A)  rejection of Rococo frivolity 
B)  interest in the natural 
C)  taste for sentimental narrative 
D)  all of these choices

Question 7

David's Death of Marat illustrates an episode from the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  American Revolution 
B)  French-Canadian Way 
C)  French Revolution 
D)  British invasion 
A)  American Revolution 
B)  French-Canadian Way 
C)  French Revolution 
D)  British invasion

Question 8

Explain the impact of the Enlightenment and its major thinkers on art.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

The Enlightenment was a period of intell

Question 9

(Figure 11-14)

Accepted Answer

A)  Hogarth 
B)  David 
C)  Kaufman 
D)  Canaletto 
A)  Hogarth 
B)  David 
C)  Kaufman 
D)  Canaletto

Question 10

Which artist is known for painting vedute?

Accepted Answer

A)  Fragonard 
B)  Canaletto 
C)  Kaufmann 
D)  Houdon 
A)  Fragonard 
B)  Canaletto 
C)  Kaufmann 
D)  Houdon

Question 11

Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe illustrates the death of a/an ____ soldier.

Accepted Answer

A)  French 
B)  American 
C)  British 
D)  Canadian 
A)  French 
B)  American 
C)  British 
D)  Canadian

Question 12

Why is this image called an altarpiece for the new civic religion?

Accepted Answer

David,Death of Marat (Figure 11-15).The

Question 13

Which American president was also an architect?

Accepted Answer

A)  George Washington 
B)  John Adams 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Madison 
A)  George Washington 
B)  John Adams 
C)  Thomas Jefferson 
D)  James Madison

Question 14

At the turn of the century,the French Academy was divided between the ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Poussinistes and the Claudistes 
B)  Rubenistes and the Poussinistes 
C)  Rubenistes and the Caravaggisti 
D)  Caravaggisti and the Claudistes 
A)  Poussinistes and the Claudistes 
B)  Rubenistes and the Poussinistes 
C)  Rubenistes and the Caravaggisti 
D)  Caravaggisti and the Claudistes

Question 15

The eighteenth-century philosopher who stressed the importance of the natural goodness of human beings was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Newton 
B)  Voltaire 
C)  Locke 
D)  Rousseau 
A)  Newton 
B)  Voltaire 
C)  Locke 
D)  Rousseau

Question 16

Which answer best describes the paintings by John Singleton Copley?

Accepted Answer

A)  down to earth and informal 
B)  theatrical and majestic 
C)  graceful and sophisticated 
D)  moralizing and grandiose 
A)  down to earth and informal 
B)  theatrical and majestic 
C)  graceful and sophisticated 
D)  moralizing and grandiose

Question 17

William Hogarth's paintings ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  glorified the English monarchy 
B)  satirized the newly prosperous middle class 
C)  vindicated grand manner portraitists 
D)  celebrated the rituals of everyday life 
A)  glorified the English monarchy 
B)  satirized the newly prosperous middle class 
C)  vindicated grand manner portraitists 
D)  celebrated the rituals of everyday life

Question 18

Explain how science and history became major themes in eighteenth-century art.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

In the eighteenth century, science and h

Question 19

What social and historical issues does this painting illustrate?

Accepted Answer

Fragonard,The Swing (Figure 11-4).The pa

Question 20

The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Kauffmann 
B)  David 
C)  Fragonard 
D)  Soufflot 
A)  Kauffmann 
B)  David 
C)  Fragonard 
D)  Soufflot

Exam 11: Rococo to Neoclassicism in Europe and America

Soufflot's Pantheon demonstrates the revival of ____ cultures.

Explain the American interest in ancient Rome and how this interest affected art and architecture.Use examples to support your essay.

What type of Rococo painting depicted the outdoor amusements and entertainments of the upper classes?

What is a fête galante?

What type of subject matter did "veduta" painting portray?

Chardin's Saying Grace exemplifies the French ____.

David's Death of Marat illustrates an episode from the ____.

Explain the impact of the Enlightenment and its major thinkers on art.Use examples to support your essay.

(Figure 11-14)

Which artist is known for painting vedute?

Benjamin West's The Death of General Wolfe illustrates the death of a/an ____ soldier.

Why is this image called an altarpiece for the new civic religion?

Which American president was also an architect?

At the turn of the century,the French Academy was divided between the ____.

The eighteenth-century philosopher who stressed the importance of the natural goodness of human beings was ____.

Which answer best describes the paintings by John Singleton Copley?

William Hogarth's paintings ____.

Explain how science and history became major themes in eighteenth-century art.Use examples to support your essay.

What social and historical issues does this painting illustrate?

The artist whose work best spoke for the French Revolution was ____.

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