Question 1

Time Smoking a Picture satirizes

Accepted Answer

A)  artists 
B)  art dealers 
C)  art collectors 
D)  art museums 
A)  artists 
B)  art dealers 
C)  art collectors 
D)  art museums

Question 2

Which are the most characteristic features of Rococo?

Accepted Answer

A)  fussiness 
B)  frivolity 
C)  elegance 
D)  irony 
E)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  fussiness 
B)  frivolity 
C)  elegance 
D)  irony 
E)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 3

Gilles refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a painting by Boucher 
B)  a French philosopher 
C)  a French novelist 
D)  a painting by Watteau 
E)  a painting by Fragonard 
A)  a painting by Boucher 
B)  a French philosopher 
C)  a French novelist 
D)  a painting by Watteau 
E)  a painting by Fragonard

Question 4

Who is not a Rococo painter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Watteau 
B)  Boucher 
C)  Fragonard 
D)  Chambers 
A)  Watteau 
B)  Boucher 
C)  Fragonard 
D)  Chambers

Question 5

The Kaisersaal refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  a palace 
B)  a ruler 
C)  a room 
D)  a stairway 
A)  a palace 
B)  a ruler 
C)  a room 
D)  a stairway

Question 6

Which is not true of Zimmermann's Weiskirche?

Accepted Answer

A)  it is near Oberammergau 
B)  it is influenced by a Classical revival in Germany 
C)  it is influenced by Borromini 
D)  it has a longitudinal axis 
A)  it is near Oberammergau 
B)  it is influenced by a Classical revival in Germany 
C)  it is influenced by Borromini 
D)  it has a longitudinal axis

Question 7

The Rococo style is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A)  pastel colors 
B)  a spirit of play 
C)  minimized human figures 
D)  all of the choices are correct. 
A)  pastel colors 
B)  a spirit of play 
C)  minimized human figures 
D)  all of the choices are correct.

Question 8

Chardin

Accepted Answer

A)  painted still-lifes 
B)  painted the common folk at their humble tasks 
C)  painted "fêtes galantes" 
D)  painted still-lifes and painted the common folk at their humble tasks but not painted "fêtes galantes" 
A)  painted still-lifes 
B)  painted the common folk at their humble tasks 
C)  painted "fêtes galantes" 
D)  painted still-lifes and painted the common folk at their humble tasks but not painted "fêtes galantes"

Question 9

Pastels are

Accepted Answer

A)  waterpaints 
B)  chalky crayons 
C)  tempera paints 
D)  light-colored pencils 
A)  waterpaints 
B)  chalky crayons 
C)  tempera paints 
D)  light-colored pencils

Question 10

Which does not match?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vivaldi -- music 
B)  Priestly -- oxygen 
C)  Halley -- biology 
D)  Swift -- satire 
E)  Watt -- steam engine 
A)  Vivaldi -- music 
B)  Priestly -- oxygen 
C)  Halley -- biology 
D)  Swift -- satire 
E)  Watt -- steam engine

Question 11

Strawberry Hill was built in the style of the

Accepted Answer

A)  Oriental Revival 
B)  Baroque Revival style 
C)  Neoclassic Revival 
D)  "Gothick" Revival 
A)  Oriental Revival 
B)  Baroque Revival style 
C)  Neoclassic Revival 
D)  "Gothick" Revival

Question 12

L'Etat c'est moi is

Accepted Answer

A)  the title of a painting 
B)  an autobiography 
C)  an expression of absolutism 
D)  the title of a philosophical treatise 
E)  a work by Descartes 
A)  the title of a painting 
B)  an autobiography 
C)  an expression of absolutism 
D)  the title of a philosophical treatise 
E)  a work by Descartes

Question 13

July 14,1789 is

Accepted Answer

A)  the day that the American Revolution began 
B)  the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed 
C)  Bastille Day 
D)  the day that Louis XVI was executed 
A)  the day that the American Revolution began 
B)  the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed 
C)  Bastille Day 
D)  the day that Louis XVI was executed

Exam 18: Rococo and the Eighteenth Century

Time Smoking a Picture satirizes

Which are the most characteristic features of Rococo?

Gilles refers to

Who is not a Rococo painter?

The Kaisersaal refers to

Which is not true of Zimmermann's Weiskirche?

The Rococo style is characterized by

Chardin

Pastels are

Which does not match?

Strawberry Hill was built in the style of the

L'Etat c'est moi is

July 14,1789 is

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