Question 1

Why did Gabrieli organize his compositions around a single note-the tonic note?

Accepted Answer

A) To heighten the sense of harmonic drama 
B) To allow more pitch for the voices 
C) To create effects of sonority in a cathedral 
D) To enable the words to be heard over the music 
A) To heighten the sense of harmonic drama 
B) To allow more pitch for the voices 
C) To create effects of sonority in a cathedral 
D) To enable the words to be heard over the music A

Question 2

How did Fra Andrea Pozzo create the highly dramatic space in Triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola?

Accepted Answer

A) Chiaroscuro 
B) Tenebrism 
C) Foreshortening 
D) Invisible complement 
A) Chiaroscuro 
B) Tenebrism 
C) Foreshortening 
D) Invisible complement B

Question 3

What did Louis XIV's rejection of Bernini's plan mark in European culture?

Accepted Answer

A) The beginning of the Counter-Reformation 
B) The end of Italian art and architecture's dominance 
C) The beginning of the Romantic period 
D) The end of classically-inspired designs 
A) The beginning of the Counter-Reformation 
B) The end of Italian art and architecture's dominance 
C) The beginning of the Romantic period 
D) The end of classically-inspired designs B

Question 4

Why is Vivaldi's The Four Seasons known as program music?

Accepted Answer

A) He composed it for one of the orphans' performances,or programs 
B) Its purely instrumental music is connected to a story or idea 
C) Its episodes contrast back and forth with the musical score 
D) The music follows the program and rhythms of speech 
A) He composed it for one of the orphans' performances,or programs 
B) Its purely instrumental music is connected to a story or idea 
C) Its episodes contrast back and forth with the musical score 
D) The music follows the program and rhythms of speech

Question 5

Why was the division between the Council of Trent-rejected secular music and religious compositions less pronounced in Venice?

Accepted Answer

A) It traditionally had ignored papal authority 
B) It had a large Protestant population 
C) It was too far from Rome for any to notice 
D) It was not a part of the Holy Roman Empire 
A) It traditionally had ignored papal authority 
B) It had a large Protestant population 
C) It was too far from Rome for any to notice 
D) It was not a part of the Holy Roman Empire

Question 6

What did Bernini intend his Four Rivers Fountain to represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Triumph of the Roman Catholic Church over the world's rivers 
B) Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III's defeat of Egypt 
C) Domination of the Roman Catholic Church over paganism 
D) The Roman Catholic Church's position as the center of the world 
A) Triumph of the Roman Catholic Church over the world's rivers 
B) Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand III's defeat of Egypt 
C) Domination of the Roman Catholic Church over paganism 
D) The Roman Catholic Church's position as the center of the world

Question 7

List and explain two ways Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more emotionally engaging.

Accepted Answer

Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more

Question 8

What is the canzona's dominant rhythm?

Accepted Answer

A) Short-long 
B) Long-short-short 
C) Long-long 
D) Short-long-long 
A) Short-long 
B) Long-short-short 
C) Long-long 
D) Short-long-long

Question 9

Why was Baroque originally used in a derogatory way to describe this new style?

Accepted Answer

A) It was associated with the common people 
B) It was very expensive to create 
C) It defied the Council of Trent's directives 
D) It was seen as too ornate and strange 
A) It was associated with the common people 
B) It was very expensive to create 
C) It defied the Council of Trent's directives 
D) It was seen as too ornate and strange

Question 10

Which of the following is not a way Giovanni Gabrieli aimed to make church music more emotionally engaging?

Accepted Answer

A) Playing two organs against each other 
B) Placing the four choirs in separate areas 
C) Adding the first all-female ensemble to the choir 
D) Using brass and wood instruments in the music 
A) Playing two organs against each other 
B) Placing the four choirs in separate areas 
C) Adding the first all-female ensemble to the choir 
D) Using brass and wood instruments in the music

Question 11

As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why did Louis XIV reject Bernini's design for a new façade for the Louvre?

Accepted Answer

A) It looked too similar to the Vatican colonnade 
B) It was too simple and classically inspired 
C) It would be too expensive to build 
D) It was too elaborate and ornate 
A) It looked too similar to the Vatican colonnade 
B) It was too simple and classically inspired 
C) It would be too expensive to build 
D) It was too elaborate and ornate

Question 12

What did Bernini aim to symbolize with his oval colonnade that encloses Vatican Square?

Accepted Answer

A) The world converging at the church 
B) The classical tradition of the church 
C) The motherly arms of the church 
D) The expansive reach of the church 
A) The world converging at the church 
B) The classical tradition of the church 
C) The motherly arms of the church 
D) The expansive reach of the church

Question 13

Compare the sensual elements of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa to Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul.

Accepted Answer

Both Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa a

Question 14

Compare Bernini's Baroque David to Michelangelo's Renaissance David,explaining how each is representative of its respective period.

Accepted Answer

Bernini's Baroque David and Michelangelo

Question 15

What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master?

Accepted Answer

A) Chiaroscuro 
B) Tenebrism 
C) Foreshortening 
D) Invisible complement 
A) Chiaroscuro 
B) Tenebrism 
C) Foreshortening 
D) Invisible complement

Question 16

In his Cornaro Chapel sculptural program,with what did Bernini equate Saint Teresa's religious visions?

Accepted Answer

A) Spiritual rebirth 
B) Duality of body 
C) Sexual orgasm 
D) Ecstatic dancing 
A) Spiritual rebirth 
B) Duality of body 
C) Sexual orgasm 
D) Ecstatic dancing

Question 17

Why did Bernini decorate the baldachino's grooved columns with bronze vines?

Accepted Answer

A) To symbolize the union of the Old and New Testaments 
B) To create a sense of naturalism on the columns 
C) To emphasize the blending of classical and Italian design 
D) To draw the viewers' eyes upward along the spirals 
A) To symbolize the union of the Old and New Testaments 
B) To create a sense of naturalism on the columns 
C) To emphasize the blending of classical and Italian design 
D) To draw the viewers' eyes upward along the spirals

Question 18

Why did Pope Urban VIII commission a baldachino (canopy)for Saint Peter's interior?

Accepted Answer

A) To cover Saint Paul's tomb 
B) To define the altar space 
C) To crown the papal throne 
D) To encircle Michelangelo's Pietà 
A) To cover Saint Paul's tomb 
B) To define the altar space 
C) To crown the papal throne 
D) To encircle Michelangelo's Pietà

Question 19

Identify and describe three elements of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel sculptural program that illustrate the high drama of the Baroque.

Accepted Answer

1. The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa: One of t

Question 20

Define tenebrism,and explain Caravaggio's use of it to provide drama to two of his works.

Accepted Answer

Tenebrism is a painting technique charac

Why did Gabrieli organize his compositions around a single note-the tonic note?

How did Fra Andrea Pozzo create the highly dramatic space in Triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola?

What did Louis XIV's rejection of Bernini's plan mark in European culture?

Why is Vivaldi's The Four Seasons known as program music?

Why was the division between the Council of Trent-rejected secular music and religious compositions less pronounced in Venice?

What did Bernini intend his Four Rivers Fountain to represent?

List and explain two ways Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more emotionally engaging.

What is the canzona's dominant rhythm?

Why was Baroque originally used in a derogatory way to describe this new style?

Which of the following is not a way Giovanni Gabrieli aimed to make church music more emotionally engaging?

As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why did Louis XIV reject Bernini's design for a new façade for the Louvre?

What did Bernini aim to symbolize with his oval colonnade that encloses Vatican Square?

Compare the sensual elements of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa to Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul.

Compare Bernini's Baroque David to Michelangelo's Renaissance David,explaining how each is representative of its respective period.

What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master?

In his Cornaro Chapel sculptural program,with what did Bernini equate Saint Teresa's religious visions?

Why did Bernini decorate the baldachino's grooved columns with bronze vines?

Why did Pope Urban VIII commission a baldachino (canopy)for Saint Peter's interior?

Identify and describe three elements of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel sculptural program that illustrate the high drama of the Baroque.

Define tenebrism,and explain Caravaggio's use of it to provide drama to two of his works.

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Exam 20: The Baroque in Italy: The Church and Its Appeal

Why did Gabrieli organize his compositions around a single note-the tonic note?

How did Fra Andrea Pozzo create the highly dramatic space in Triumph of Saint Ignatius of Loyola?

What did Louis XIV's rejection of Bernini's plan mark in European culture?

Why is Vivaldi's The Four Seasons known as program music?

Why was the division between the Council of Trent-rejected secular music and religious compositions less pronounced in Venice?

What did Bernini intend his Four Rivers Fountain to represent?

List and explain two ways Giovanni Gabrieli made church music more emotionally engaging.

What is the canzona's dominant rhythm?

Why was Baroque originally used in a derogatory way to describe this new style?

Which of the following is not a way Giovanni Gabrieli aimed to make church music more emotionally engaging?

As reported in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why did Louis XIV reject Bernini's design for a new façade for the Louvre?

What did Bernini aim to symbolize with his oval colonnade that encloses Vatican Square?

Compare the sensual elements of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa to Caravaggio's Conversion of Saint Paul.

Compare Bernini's Baroque David to Michelangelo's Renaissance David,explaining how each is representative of its respective period.

What technique that contrasts large areas of dark with smaller illuminated areas did Caravaggio master?

In his Cornaro Chapel sculptural program,with what did Bernini equate Saint Teresa's religious visions?

Why did Bernini decorate the baldachino's grooved columns with bronze vines?

Why did Pope Urban VIII commission a baldachino (canopy)for Saint Peter's interior?

Identify and describe three elements of Bernini's Cornaro Chapel sculptural program that illustrate the high drama of the Baroque.

Define tenebrism,and explain Caravaggio's use of it to provide drama to two of his works.

The Secular Baroque in the North: The Art of Observation

The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

The Rise of the Enlightenment in England: The Claims of Reason

The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

The Rights of Man: Revolution and the Neoclassical Style

The Romantic World View: the Self in Nature and the Nature of Self

Industry and the Working Class: a New Realism

Global Confrontation and Civil War: Challenges to Cultural Identity

In Pursuit of Modernity: Paris in the 1850s and 1860s

The Promise of Renewal: Hope and Possibility in Late Nineteenth-Century Europe

The Course of Empire: Expansion and Conflict in America

The Fin De Siècle: Toward the Modern

The Era of Invention: Paris and the Modern World

The Great War and Its Impact: a Lost Generation and a New Imagination

New York skyscraper Culture and the Jazz Age: Making It New

The Age of Anxiety: Fascism and Depression holocaust and Bomb

After the War: Existential Doubt, artistic Triumph, and the Culture of Consumption

Multiplicity and Diversity: Cultures of Liberation and Identity in the 1960s and 1970s

Without Boundaries: Multiple Meanings in a Postmodern World

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