Question 1

Which is the best set?

Accepted Answer

A) Poussin - color - Apollo - Moderns 
B) Rubens - color - Apollo - Ancients 
C) Poussin - line - Dionysos - Moderns 
D) Rubens - color - Moderns - Dionysos 
E) Poussin - line - Dionysos - Ancients 
A) Poussin - color - Apollo - Moderns 
B) Rubens - color - Apollo - Ancients 
C) Poussin - line - Dionysos - Moderns 
D) Rubens - color - Moderns - Dionysos 
E) Poussin - line - Dionysos - Ancients D

Question 2

The figure in Rubens's Straw Hat was

Accepted Answer

A) a wealthy patron. 
B) the artist's sister. 
C) the artist's wife. 
D) the artist's future sister-in-law. 
E) the artist's future mother-in-law. 
A) a wealthy patron. 
B) the artist's sister. 
C) the artist's wife. 
D) the artist's future sister-in-law. 
E) the artist's future mother-in-law. D

Question 3

Three emperors who patronized Mughal painting in India were

Accepted Answer

A) Genghis Khan, Akbar, and Shah Jehan. 
B) Genghis Khan, Akbar, and Jahangir. 
C) Mumtaz, Jahangir, and Akbar. 
D) Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jehan. 
A) Genghis Khan, Akbar, and Shah Jehan. 
B) Genghis Khan, Akbar, and Jahangir. 
C) Mumtaz, Jahangir, and Akbar. 
D) Akbar, Jahangir, and Shah Jehan. D

Question 4

Baroque intellectuals and artists were interested in

Accepted Answer

A) showing the hand of God at work in an orderly world. 
B) demonstrating the laws of creation in action. 
C) illustrating the hierarchy of authority in society and religion. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) showing the hand of God at work in an orderly world. 
B) demonstrating the laws of creation in action. 
C) illustrating the hierarchy of authority in society and religion. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 5

________ worked for Louis XIV in a style called the Classical Baroque.

Accepted Answer

A) Poussin 
B) Caravaggio 
C) Bernini 
D) Rubens 
A) Poussin 
B) Caravaggio 
C) Bernini 
D) Rubens

Question 6

Which is true of the interior dome of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?

Accepted Answer

A) It has square coffers only. 
B) It has square, hexagonal, and octagonal coffers. 
C) It has hexagonal, square, and cross-shaped coffers. 
D) It has hexagonal, octagonal, and cross-shaped coffers. 
A) It has square coffers only. 
B) It has square, hexagonal, and octagonal coffers. 
C) It has hexagonal, square, and cross-shaped coffers. 
D) It has hexagonal, octagonal, and cross-shaped coffers.

Question 7

The Baroque artist known to have used the camera obscura was

Accepted Answer

A) Vermeer. 
B) Rubens. 
C) Leyster. 
D) Rembrandt. 
E) Hals. 
A) Vermeer. 
B) Rubens. 
C) Leyster. 
D) Rembrandt. 
E) Hals.

Question 8

The Farnese Grand Gallery ceiling frescoes illustrate

Accepted Answer

A) Christian scenes. 
B) scenes of the Farnese family. 
C) mythological scenes. 
D) scenes of Roman history. 
A) Christian scenes. 
B) scenes of the Farnese family. 
C) mythological scenes. 
D) scenes of Roman history.

Question 9

The most "classical" of the following Baroque artists was

Accepted Answer

A) Bernini. 
B) Caravaggio. 
C) Poussin. 
D) Rubens. 
E) Rembrandt. 
A) Bernini. 
B) Caravaggio. 
C) Poussin. 
D) Rubens. 
E) Rembrandt.

Question 10

Rembrandt's religious work was

Accepted Answer

A) contemplative. 
B) spiritual. 
C) heated and exotic. 
D) both contemplative and spiritual. 
A) contemplative. 
B) spiritual. 
C) heated and exotic. 
D) both contemplative and spiritual.

Question 11

Which is the most characteristic feature of Baroque style?

Accepted Answer

A) elongation 
B) violent action 
C) restraint 
D) flat spaces 
E) frontal figures 
A) elongation 
B) violent action 
C) restraint 
D) flat spaces 
E) frontal figures

Question 12

Which is NOT a feature of Wren's facade of St.Paul's?

Accepted Answer

A) pediment 
B) columns 
C) entablature 
D) towers 
E) pointed arches 
A) pediment 
B) columns 
C) entablature 
D) towers 
E) pointed arches

Question 13

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in

Accepted Answer

A) landscape. 
B) moralizing pictures. 
C) vanitas. 
D) portraits. 
A) landscape. 
B) moralizing pictures. 
C) vanitas. 
D) portraits.

Question 14

Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes is based on

Accepted Answer

A) the Bible. 
B) the Old Testament Apocrypha. 
C) the Metamorphoses. 
D) the New Testament Apocrypha. 
A) the Bible. 
B) the Old Testament Apocrypha. 
C) the Metamorphoses. 
D) the New Testament Apocrypha.

Question 15

Tenebrism refers to

Accepted Answer

A) chiaroscuro. 
B) a preponderance of cast shadows. 
C) sharply contrasting light and dark. 
D) the tenets of shading. 
E) atmospheric perspective. 
A) chiaroscuro. 
B) a preponderance of cast shadows. 
C) sharply contrasting light and dark. 
D) the tenets of shading. 
E) atmospheric perspective.

Question 16

Nicolas Poussin was a Classical Baroque painter because we can see ________ in his work.

Accepted Answer

A) restraint 
B) passion 
C) moderation 
D) both restraint and moderation 
A) restraint 
B) passion 
C) moderation 
D) both restraint and moderation

Question 17

The purpose of Louis XIV's Academy was to

Accepted Answer

A) educate artists in humanism. 
B) establish a national style. 
C) have a school for the court painters. 
D) teach the principles of Baroque style. 
E) revive the Socratic method. 
A) educate artists in humanism. 
B) establish a national style. 
C) have a school for the court painters. 
D) teach the principles of Baroque style. 
E) revive the Socratic method.

Question 18

Vanitas is the Latin word for

Accepted Answer

A) emptiness. 
B) vanity. 
C) vainglory. 
D) lies. 
A) emptiness. 
B) vanity. 
C) vainglory. 
D) lies.

Question 19

The Baroque artist best known for self-portraits is

Accepted Answer

A) Poussin. 
B) Rubens. 
C) Rembrandt. 
D) Vermeer. 
E) Bernini. 
A) Poussin. 
B) Rubens. 
C) Rembrandt. 
D) Vermeer. 
E) Bernini.

Question 20

The Greek god most closely associated with Louis XIV was

Accepted Answer

A) Zeus. 
B) Ares. 
C) Dionysos. 
D) Apollo. 
E) Poseidon. 
A) Zeus. 
B) Ares. 
C) Dionysos. 
D) Apollo. 
E) Poseidon.

Exam 17: The Baroque Style in Western Europe

Which is the best set?

The figure in Rubens's Straw Hat was

Three emperors who patronized Mughal painting in India were

Baroque intellectuals and artists were interested in

________ worked for Louis XIV in a style called the Classical Baroque.

Which is true of the interior dome of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?

The Baroque artist known to have used the camera obscura was

The Farnese Grand Gallery ceiling frescoes illustrate

The most "classical" of the following Baroque artists was

Rembrandt's religious work was

Which is the most characteristic feature of Baroque style?

Which is NOT a feature of Wren's facade of St.Paul's?

Jacob van Ruisdael specialized in

Artemisia Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes is based on

Tenebrism refers to

Nicolas Poussin was a Classical Baroque painter because we can see ________ in his work.

The purpose of Louis XIV's Academy was to

Vanitas is the Latin word for

The Baroque artist best known for self-portraits is

The Greek god most closely associated with Louis XIV was

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