Question 1

The expedition that forced Japan to end its isolation policy was led by

Accepted Answer

A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Vasco da Gama 
C)  Henry Hudson 
D)  Matthew Perry 
A)  Charles Darwin 
B)  Vasco da Gama 
C)  Henry Hudson 
D)  Matthew Perry D

Question 2

Ukiyo-e refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a transient world 
B)  a Japanese play 
C)  a Japanese courtesan 
D)  a kind of kimono 
A)  a transient world 
B)  a Japanese play 
C)  a Japanese courtesan 
D)  a kind of kimono A

Question 3

A particular aspect of Haussmann's renovations of Paris that appealed to Impressionist painters was

Accepted Answer

A)  the slums 
B)  the department stores 
C)  the boulevards 
D)  the restaurants 
E)  the Opéra 
A)  the slums 
B)  the department stores 
C)  the boulevards 
D)  the restaurants 
E)  the Opéra C

Question 4

Kabuki and Noh are

Accepted Answer

A)  characters in a Japanese play 
B)  Japanese playwrights 
C)  types of Japanese theater 
D)  types of Japanese actors 
A)  characters in a Japanese play 
B)  Japanese playwrights 
C)  types of Japanese theater 
D)  types of Japanese actors

Question 5

"A heap of decomposing flesh" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Manet's Olympia 
B)  Courbet's Woman with a Parrot 
C)  Degas' Absinthe drinker 
D)  Renoir's woman in the sun 
A)  Manet's Olympia 
B)  Courbet's Woman with a Parrot 
C)  Degas' Absinthe drinker 
D)  Renoir's woman in the sun

Question 6

Which artist sketched ballerinas from the wings of the stage?

Accepted Answer

A)  Monet 
B)  Manet 
C)  Renoir 
D)  Degas 
A)  Monet 
B)  Manet 
C)  Renoir 
D)  Degas

Question 7

The author of The Gentle Art of Making Enemies was

Accepted Answer

A)  Ruskin 
B)  Prendergast 
C)  Sargent 
D)  Whistler 
A)  Ruskin 
B)  Prendergast 
C)  Sargent 
D)  Whistler

Question 8

Which is not a feature of Sargent's Impressionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  the dissolution of form 
B)  the "slice of life" view 
C)  the oblique view 
D)  the use of japonisme 
A)  the dissolution of form 
B)  the "slice of life" view 
C)  the oblique view 
D)  the use of japonisme

Question 9

An example of a silhouette can be found in

Accepted Answer

A)  Manet's chandelier in A Bar at the Folies-Bergères 
B)  The rower in Cassatt's The Boating Party 
C)  The flags in Monet's Terrace at Sainte-Adresse 
D)  The vases in The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit 
A)  Manet's chandelier in A Bar at the Folies-Bergères 
B)  The rower in Cassatt's The Boating Party 
C)  The flags in Monet's Terrace at Sainte-Adresse 
D)  The vases in The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit

Question 10

The artist who painted the same scene under different conditions of lighting was

Accepted Answer

A)  Manet 
B)  Monet 
C)  Renoir 
D)  Degas 
A)  Manet 
B)  Monet 
C)  Renoir 
D)  Degas

Question 11

Berthe Morisot was

Accepted Answer

A)  Manet's sister 
B)  Manet's wife 
C)  Manet's mother 
D)  Manet's sister-in-law 
E)  Manet's daughter 
A)  Manet's sister 
B)  Manet's wife 
C)  Manet's mother 
D)  Manet's sister-in-law 
E)  Manet's daughter

Question 12

Edo refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Eisenhower's World War II command 
B)  a Chinese painter 
C)  the former name of Tokyo 
D)  the former name of Shanghai 
E)  a kind of Japanese theater 
A)  Eisenhower's World War II command 
B)  a Chinese painter 
C)  the former name of Tokyo 
D)  the former name of Shanghai 
E)  a kind of Japanese theater

Question 13

Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergères is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  Realism 
B)  a still life 
C)  a portrait 
D)  a cropped view 
A)  Realism 
B)  a still life 
C)  a portrait 
D)  a cropped view

Question 14

The artist most known for his "waterscapes" was

Accepted Answer

A)  Manet 
B)  Monet 
C)  Renoir 
D)  Degas 
A)  Manet 
B)  Monet 
C)  Renoir 
D)  Degas

Question 15

The two greatest woodblock artists who emphasized landscape were

Accepted Answer

A)  Hiroshige and Hokusai 
B)  Utagawa and Utamaro 
C)  Kuniyoshi and Kinisada 
D)  Utamaro and Kuniyoshi 
A)  Hiroshige and Hokusai 
B)  Utagawa and Utamaro 
C)  Kuniyoshi and Kinisada 
D)  Utamaro and Kuniyoshi

Question 16

The tilted viewpoint of Degas' Absinthe suggests

Accepted Answer

A)  a child's perspective 
B)  an inability to depict three-dimensional space 
C)  a candid photograph 
D)  that the figures are drunk 
A)  a child's perspective 
B)  an inability to depict three-dimensional space 
C)  a candid photograph 
D)  that the figures are drunk

Question 17

The façade of the Paris Opéra is

Accepted Answer

A)  Classical in style 
B)  Realist in style 
C)  Impressionist in style 
D)  Baroque in style 
A)  Classical in style 
B)  Realist in style 
C)  Impressionist in style 
D)  Baroque in style

Question 18

The Café Guerbois was

Accepted Answer

A)  a nightclub in Paris 
B)  a meeting place for artists 
C)  a bourgeois coffee shop 
D)  the title of an Impressionist painting 
A)  a nightclub in Paris 
B)  a meeting place for artists 
C)  a bourgeois coffee shop 
D)  the title of an Impressionist painting

Question 19

Which is the least typical subject in Impressionism?

Accepted Answer

A)  café scenes 
B)  military scenes 
C)  circus scenes 
D)  landscapes 
E)  theaters and concerts 
A)  café scenes 
B)  military scenes 
C)  circus scenes 
D)  landscapes 
E)  theaters and concerts

Question 20

"It was the very embodiment of a tribute to genius" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  Steichen's Rodin--the Thinker 
B)  Rodin's The Thinker 
C)  Manet's Zola 
D)  Garnier's Opera 
E)  Rodin's Balzac 
A)  Steichen's Rodin--the Thinker 
B)  Rodin's The Thinker 
C)  Manet's Zola 
D)  Garnier's Opera 
E)  Rodin's Balzac

Exam 22: Nineteenth-Century Impressionism

The expedition that forced Japan to end its isolation policy was led by

Ukiyo-e refers to

A particular aspect of Haussmann's renovations of Paris that appealed to Impressionist painters was

Kabuki and Noh are

"A heap of decomposing flesh" refers to

Which artist sketched ballerinas from the wings of the stage?

The author of The Gentle Art of Making Enemies was

Which is not a feature of Sargent's Impressionism?

An example of a silhouette can be found in

The artist who painted the same scene under different conditions of lighting was

Berthe Morisot was

Edo refers to

Manet's A Bar at the Folies-Bergères is an example of

The artist most known for his "waterscapes" was

The two greatest woodblock artists who emphasized landscape were

The tilted viewpoint of Degas' Absinthe suggests

The façade of the Paris Opéra is

The Café Guerbois was

Which is the least typical subject in Impressionism?

"It was the very embodiment of a tribute to genius" refers to

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