Question 1

The "writing on the wall" appears in

Accepted Answer

A) Blinding of Samson. 
B) the Night Watch. 
C) Belshazzar's Feast. 
D) The Assumption of the Virgin. 
A) Blinding of Samson. 
B) the Night Watch. 
C) Belshazzar's Feast. 
D) The Assumption of the Virgin.

Question 2

The landscape architect at Versailles was

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A) Le Brun. 
B) Le Nôtre. 
C) Le Vau. 
D) Hardouin-Mansart. 
E) Colbert. 
A) Le Brun. 
B) Le Nôtre. 
C) Le Vau. 
D) Hardouin-Mansart. 
E) Colbert.

Question 3

Most of ________'s paintings are interior scenes,many with allegorical meanings.

Accepted Answer

A) Holbein 
B) Anthony Van Dyck 
C) Velázquez 
D) Jan Vermeer 
A) Holbein 
B) Anthony Van Dyck 
C) Velázquez 
D) Jan Vermeer

Question 4

Gaulli's Triumph of the Name of Jesus

Accepted Answer

A) is in the vault of Saint Peter's. 
B) is in the vault of the Gesú. 
C) is a collaboration between Gaulli and Bernini. 
D) was commissioned by the pope. 
A) is in the vault of Saint Peter's. 
B) is in the vault of the Gesú. 
C) is a collaboration between Gaulli and Bernini. 
D) was commissioned by the pope.

Question 5

Caravaggio was described by van Mander as

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A) combining the qualities of Mars and Minerva. 
B) violent but charming. 
C) a realist and a Neoplatonist. 
D) a good tennis player. 
A) combining the qualities of Mars and Minerva. 
B) violent but charming. 
C) a realist and a Neoplatonist. 
D) a good tennis player.

Question 6

When Christopher Wren designed St.Paul's Cathedral in London he was influenced by

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A) Borromini. 
B) Bernini. 
C) the architecture of Louis XIV. 
D) a synthesis of all of these: Borromini, Bernini, and the architecture of Louis XIV. 
A) Borromini. 
B) Bernini. 
C) the architecture of Louis XIV. 
D) a synthesis of all of these: Borromini, Bernini, and the architecture of Louis XIV.

Question 7

Rubens synthesized the ideas of

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A) Caravaggio. 
B) Michelangelo. 
C) Titian. 
D) All these answers are correct. 
A) Caravaggio. 
B) Michelangelo. 
C) Titian. 
D) All these answers are correct.

Question 8

The predominant planes in Baroque painting are

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A) horizontal. 
B) vertical. 
C) curvilinear. 
D) spiral. 
E) diagonal. 
A) horizontal. 
B) vertical. 
C) curvilinear. 
D) spiral. 
E) diagonal.

Question 9

Diego de Velázquez was strongly influenced by

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A) Annibale Carracci. 
B) Caravaggio. 
C) Tintoretto. 
D) El Greco. 
A) Annibale Carracci. 
B) Caravaggio. 
C) Tintoretto. 
D) El Greco.

Question 10

The Collegiate Church of Sant'Ivo della Sapienza was Baroque because of its

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A) centralized but asymmetrical plan. 
B) all-embracing arms as at St.Peter's. 
C) remarkably classical façade. 
D) orderly, symmetrical floor plan. 
A) centralized but asymmetrical plan. 
B) all-embracing arms as at St.Peter's. 
C) remarkably classical façade. 
D) orderly, symmetrical floor plan.

Question 11

Louis XIV moved the court to Versailles in

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A) 1665. 
B) 1660. 
C) 1667. 
D) 1650. 
A) 1665. 
B) 1660. 
C) 1667. 
D) 1650.

Question 12

The "Throne of Saint Peter" is

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A) an elaborate chair in St.Peter's cathedral. 
B) a baldacchino. 
C) a reliquary. 
D) a triptych. 
E) an altarpiece. 
A) an elaborate chair in St.Peter's cathedral. 
B) a baldacchino. 
C) a reliquary. 
D) a triptych. 
E) an altarpiece.

Question 13

Which is the best match?

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A) Hobbes - astronomy 
B) Copernicus - political philosophy 
C) Galileo - biology 
D) Kepler - heliocentrism 
A) Hobbes - astronomy 
B) Copernicus - political philosophy 
C) Galileo - biology 
D) Kepler - heliocentrism

Question 14

The Great Fire of London occurred in

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A) 1666. 
B) 1677. 
C) 1688. 
D) 1655. 
A) 1666. 
B) 1677. 
C) 1688. 
D) 1655.

Question 15

Artemisia Gentileschi was influenced by

Accepted Answer

A) Rubens. 
B) El Greco. 
C) Tintoretto. 
D) Caravaggio. 
A) Rubens. 
B) El Greco. 
C) Tintoretto. 
D) Caravaggio.

Question 16

Which is NOT true of Pietro da Cortona's Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII?

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A) It is on a ceiling in the Palazzo Barbarini. 
B) It depicts three huge bees. 
C) It exalts the Catholic Church. 
D) It is organized like a Last Judgment. 
E) It contains mythological figures. 
A) It is on a ceiling in the Palazzo Barbarini. 
B) It depicts three huge bees. 
C) It exalts the Catholic Church. 
D) It is organized like a Last Judgment. 
E) It contains mythological figures.

Question 17

Which is NOT true of Bernini's Saint Teresa?

Accepted Answer

A) She has an erotic quality. 
B) She is on a horizontal plane. 
C) She is in the process of levitating. 
D) She is both relaxed and aroused. 
E) She synthesizes emotion with mysticism. 
A) She has an erotic quality. 
B) She is on a horizontal plane. 
C) She is in the process of levitating. 
D) She is both relaxed and aroused. 
E) She synthesizes emotion with mysticism.

Question 18

Borromini's buildings are characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) dramatic frontality and heightened proportion. 
B) curved movement from space to space. 
C) contrasting concave and convex forms. 
D) both curved movement from space to space and contrasting concave and convex forms. 
A) dramatic frontality and heightened proportion. 
B) curved movement from space to space. 
C) contrasting concave and convex forms. 
D) both curved movement from space to space and contrasting concave and convex forms.

Question 19

Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew quotes visually from

Accepted Answer

A) the Gospel of Matthew. 
B) the Amor Vincit Omnia. 
C) Gaulli's ceiling. 
D) Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling. 
A) the Gospel of Matthew. 
B) the Amor Vincit Omnia. 
C) Gaulli's ceiling. 
D) Michelangelo's Sistine ceiling.

Question 20

Bernini's colonnades outside St.Peter's are made of

Accepted Answer

A) marble. 
B) travertine. 
C) tufa. 
D) concrete. 
E) stucco. 
A) marble. 
B) travertine. 
C) tufa. 
D) concrete. 
E) stucco.

Exam 17: The Baroque Style in Western Europe

The "writing on the wall" appears in

The landscape architect at Versailles was

Most of ________'s paintings are interior scenes,many with allegorical meanings.

Gaulli's Triumph of the Name of Jesus

Caravaggio was described by van Mander as

When Christopher Wren designed St.Paul's Cathedral in London he was influenced by

Rubens synthesized the ideas of

The predominant planes in Baroque painting are

Diego de Velázquez was strongly influenced by

The Collegiate Church of Sant'Ivo della Sapienza was Baroque because of its

Louis XIV moved the court to Versailles in

The "Throne of Saint Peter" is

Which is the best match?

The Great Fire of London occurred in

Artemisia Gentileschi was influenced by

Which is NOT true of Pietro da Cortona's Glorification of the Reign of Urban VIII?

Which is NOT true of Bernini's Saint Teresa?

Borromini's buildings are characterized by

Caravaggio's Calling of Saint Matthew quotes visually from

Bernini's colonnades outside St.Peter's are made of

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