Question 1

What did some viewers find offensive about Manet's Olympia?

Accepted Answer

A)  her look of coyness 
B)  her look of surprise and revulsion 
C)  her look of cool indifference and shamelessness 
D)  her look of fear 
A)  her look of coyness 
B)  her look of surprise and revulsion 
C)  her look of cool indifference and shamelessness 
D)  her look of fear

Question 2

Timothy O'Sullivan documented which of the following wars?

Accepted Answer

A)  American Civil War 
B)  War of Spanish Succession 
C)  Crimean War 
D)  Boer War 
A)  American Civil War 
B)  War of Spanish Succession 
C)  Crimean War 
D)  Boer War

Question 3

Edmonia Lewis's Forever Free may refer to ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation 
B)  slaves thrown overboard from slaving ships 
C)  the 1776 Revolution in the United States 
D)  the U.S.Civil War 
A)  Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation 
B)  slaves thrown overboard from slaving ships 
C)  the 1776 Revolution in the United States 
D)  the U.S.Civil War

Question 4

What material revolutionized architecture in the nineteenth century? How was it used?

Accepted Answer

Iron was used as a skeletal fr

Question 5

Compare forms,materials,and functions of Nash's Royal Pavilion and Paxton's Crystal Palace.

Accepted Answer

Nash's Royal Pavilion and Paxton's Cryst

Question 6

You have been asked to prepare an exhibition of works that reveal the relationship of the artist to his/her world.Select six examples that explore this issue from different perspectives and with different results.Explain your selections.

Accepted Answer

1) "Starry Night" by Vincent van Gogh -

Question 7

Describe how Napoleon is portrayed in Gros' Napolean at the Plague House at Jaffa and why this is significant.

Accepted Answer

He was shown as Christlike and

Question 8

How did artists respond to photography?

Accepted Answer

Some early artists embraced photography

Question 9

During Napolean's Syrian campaign of 1799,his army was greatly affected by:

Accepted Answer

A)  an outbreak of bubonic plague 
B)  massive floods that swept through the area 
C)  widespread apocalyptic fear 
D)  a cholera epidemic 
A)  an outbreak of bubonic plague 
B)  massive floods that swept through the area 
C)  widespread apocalyptic fear 
D)  a cholera epidemic

Question 10

The statement,"The plan borrowed much from ancient Roman and Christian basilicas...provided ample interior space to contain displays," refers to which of the following buildings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Opéra, Paris 
B)  Monticello, Richmond 
C)  Crystal Palace, London 
D)  Houses of Parliament, London 
A)  Opéra, Paris 
B)  Monticello, Richmond 
C)  Crystal Palace, London 
D)  Houses of Parliament, London

Question 11

Compare Neoclassicism's emphasis on the heroic and Romanticism's interest in the sublime.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Neoclassicism and Romanticism were two d

Question 12

What was the Hudson River School? What was their purpose?

Accepted Answer

It was a group of nineteenth-century Ame

Question 13

Pre-Raphaelite paintings wanted to create ____ art.

Accepted Answer

A)  fresh and sincere 
B)  brutal and honest 
C)  elegant and courtly 
D)  monumental and theatrical 
A)  fresh and sincere 
B)  brutal and honest 
C)  elegant and courtly 
D)  monumental and theatrical

Question 14

Compare Constable's The Haywain with Cole's The Oxbow.What are the sociopolitical messages communicated by each work and how do they represent their respective countries and environments?

Accepted Answer

Constable's The Haywain and Cole's The O

Question 15

Compare and contrast the goals of Romanticism and Realism.Use examples to support your essay.

Accepted Answer

Romanticism and Realism were two major l

Question 16

What does this painting represent?

Accepted Answer

Gericault,Raft of the Medusa (12-6).The

Question 17

What is the drawback to "wet-plate" processing?

Accepted Answer

The plate had to be prepared a

Question 18

What subjects did the Realists in the United States and Europe address in their art?

Accepted Answer

Realists turned their attention to theme

Question 19

Compare Manet's Olympia and Millais's Ophelia for how each work represents the artist and his period.

Accepted Answer

Manet's Olympia and Millais's Ophelia ar

Question 20

Which of the following artists used lithographs to comment on political events and social customs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Daumier 
B)  Millet 
C)  Whistler 
D)  Eakins 
A)  Daumier 
B)  Millet 
C)  Whistler 
D)  Eakins

Exam 12: Romanticism, Realism, and Photography,1800 to 1870

What did some viewers find offensive about Manet's Olympia?

Timothy O'Sullivan documented which of the following wars?

Edmonia Lewis's Forever Free may refer to ____.

What material revolutionized architecture in the nineteenth century? How was it used?

Compare forms,materials,and functions of Nash's Royal Pavilion and Paxton's Crystal Palace.

You have been asked to prepare an exhibition of works that reveal the relationship of the artist to his/her world.Select six examples that explore this issue from different perspectives and with different results.Explain your selections.

Describe how Napoleon is portrayed in Gros' Napolean at the Plague House at Jaffa and why this is significant.

How did artists respond to photography?

During Napolean's Syrian campaign of 1799,his army was greatly affected by:

The statement,"The plan borrowed much from ancient Roman and Christian basilicas...provided ample interior space to contain displays," refers to which of the following buildings?

Compare Neoclassicism's emphasis on the heroic and Romanticism's interest in the sublime.Use examples to support your essay.

What was the Hudson River School? What was their purpose?

Pre-Raphaelite paintings wanted to create ____ art.

Compare Constable's The Haywain with Cole's The Oxbow.What are the sociopolitical messages communicated by each work and how do they represent their respective countries and environments?

Compare and contrast the goals of Romanticism and Realism.Use examples to support your essay.

What does this painting represent?

What is the drawback to "wet-plate" processing?

What subjects did the Realists in the United States and Europe address in their art?

Compare Manet's Olympia and Millais's Ophelia for how each work represents the artist and his period.

Which of the following artists used lithographs to comment on political events and social customs?

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