Question 1

Why in 1637 did the Dutch economy come close to collapse?

Accepted Answer

A) Widespread flooding of tulip fields 
B) Frenzied speculation in tulip futures 
C) Rampant virus in tulip crop 
D) inflation caused by tulip craze 
A) Widespread flooding of tulip fields 
B) Frenzied speculation in tulip futures 
C) Rampant virus in tulip crop 
D) inflation caused by tulip craze B

Question 2

Why can Rembrandt's late work Slaughtered Ox be viewed as optimistic?

Accepted Answer

A) Soft light falls on the animal's carcass 
B) The carcass suggests a feast to come 
C) The crucifixion pose implies redemption 
D) The maid in the doorway represents the Virgin 
A) Soft light falls on the animal's carcass 
B) The carcass suggests a feast to come 
C) The crucifixion pose implies redemption 
D) The maid in the doorway represents the Virgin B

Question 3

Why in 1656 was Rembrandt forced to declare bankruptcy?

Accepted Answer

A) His wife's poor health created massive debt 
B) He had a gambling problem 
C) His paintings proved unpopular and did not sell 
D) He was notorious for living beyond his means 
A) His wife's poor health created massive debt 
B) He had a gambling problem 
C) His paintings proved unpopular and did not sell 
D) He was notorious for living beyond his means D

Question 4

What creates the "broken" tulip,so highly valued by the seventeenth-century Dutch?

Accepted Answer

A) A virus 
B) Cross-breeding 
C) A mutation 
D) A fungus 
A) A virus 
B) Cross-breeding 
C) A mutation 
D) A fungus

Question 5

What is the meaning of the Dutch word landschap,from which "landscape" derives?

Accepted Answer

A) Flat 
B) Land form 
C) Farm 
D) Geography 
A) Flat 
B) Land form 
C) Farm 
D) Geography

Question 6

Describe the development,beliefs,and appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Accepted Answer

The Dutch Reformed Church, also known as

Question 7

Of what does a vanitas painting remind the viewer?

Accepted Answer

A) To avoid the pleasures of everyday life 
B) To appreciate the beauty in nature 
C) To focus on the spiritual,not the material 
D) To enjoy the pleasures of everyday life 
A) To avoid the pleasures of everyday life 
B) To appreciate the beauty in nature 
C) To focus on the spiritual,not the material 
D) To enjoy the pleasures of everyday life

Question 8

Why in 1618 were some members expelled from the Dutch Reformed Church and even imprisoned?

Accepted Answer

A) Belief that good deeds could overcome predestination 
B) Refusal to convert from Calvinism to Dutch Reformed 
C) Belief that predestination was independent of faith 
D) Refusal to remove religious art from their churches 
A) Belief that good deeds could overcome predestination 
B) Refusal to convert from Calvinism to Dutch Reformed 
C) Belief that predestination was independent of faith 
D) Refusal to remove religious art from their churches

Question 9

Describe the position of the seventeenth-century Dutch woman as evidenced by the paintings of Judith Leyster and Jan Vermeer.

Accepted Answer

The position of the seventeenth-century

Question 10

In Descent from the Cross,discussed in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why does Rembrandt push his scene deeper into the canvas than does Rubens in his earlier painting of the same title?

Accepted Answer

A) To make his small painting more intimate 
B) To remove the viewers from the action 
C) To make the subjects look more helpless 
D) To accommodate more subjects around the cross 
A) To make his small painting more intimate 
B) To remove the viewers from the action 
C) To make the subjects look more helpless 
D) To accommodate more subjects around the cross

Question 11

Which of the following is not one of Bacon's four major categories of false notion?

Accepted Answer

A) Idols of the Market Place 
B) Idols of the Theater 
C) Idols of the Tribe 
D) Idols of the King 
A) Idols of the Market Place 
B) Idols of the Theater 
C) Idols of the Tribe 
D) Idols of the King

Question 12

What might the pearls In Vermeer's Woman with a Pearl Necklace represent?

Accepted Answer

A) Wealth 
B) Foreign trade 
C) Purity 
D) Greed 
A) Wealth 
B) Foreign trade 
C) Purity 
D) Greed

Question 13

List and describe three of the most popular subjects of Dutch artists.

Accepted Answer

Three of the most popular subjects of Du

Question 14

Summarize Descartes' use of deductive reasoning to prove to his satisfaction the existence of God.

Accepted Answer

Descartes used deductive reasoning to pr

Question 15

What manner of inquiry did René Descartes advocate?

Accepted Answer

A) Dialectic method 
B) Deductive reasoning 
C) Inductive reasoning 
D) Empirical method 
A) Dialectic method 
B) Deductive reasoning 
C) Inductive reasoning 
D) Empirical method

Question 16

Why can Bach's fugues be viewed as sublime examples of Cartesian rationalism?

Accepted Answer

A) Their multiple instruments 
B) Their blending of words and strings 
C) Their single thematic idea 
D) Their mathematical clarity 
A) Their multiple instruments 
B) Their blending of words and strings 
C) Their single thematic idea 
D) Their mathematical clarity

Question 17

In The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp,why does Rembrandt illuminate the cadaver?

Accepted Answer

A) To evoke the executed man's similarity to Christ 
B) To enable the viewer to see the anatomical detail 
C) To highlight the impossibility of resurrection 
D) To draw the viewer's eye to the painting's center 
A) To evoke the executed man's similarity to Christ 
B) To enable the viewer to see the anatomical detail 
C) To highlight the impossibility of resurrection 
D) To draw the viewer's eye to the painting's center

Question 18

What requirement did the Dutch state place on people in public service?

Accepted Answer

A) Be a graduate of a Dutch university 
B) Not be involved in tulip investing 
C) Not be of Spanish descent 
D) Be a member of the Dutch Reformed Church 
A) Be a graduate of a Dutch university 
B) Not be involved in tulip investing 
C) Not be of Spanish descent 
D) Be a member of the Dutch Reformed Church

Question 19

Explain the meaning and significance of René Descartes' famous expression,"Cogito,ergo sum " ("I think,therefore I am").

Accepted Answer

René Descartes' famous expression, "Cogi

Question 20

Why did Johannes Goedaert paint a broken and empty nautilus shell beside the vase in his Flowers in a Wan-li Vase with Blue-Tit?

Accepted Answer

A) To emphasize the exotic origin of the Ming vase 
B) To symbolize worldly wealth,vanity,and mortality 
C) To balance the bird on the canvas's other side 
D) To parallel the shape of the tulips' open blooms 
A) To emphasize the exotic origin of the Ming vase 
B) To symbolize worldly wealth,vanity,and mortality 
C) To balance the bird on the canvas's other side 
D) To parallel the shape of the tulips' open blooms

Why in 1637 did the Dutch economy come close to collapse?

Why can Rembrandt's late work Slaughtered Ox be viewed as optimistic?

Why in 1656 was Rembrandt forced to declare bankruptcy?

What creates the "broken" tulip,so highly valued by the seventeenth-century Dutch?

What is the meaning of the Dutch word landschap,from which "landscape" derives?

Describe the development,beliefs,and appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Of what does a vanitas painting remind the viewer?

Why in 1618 were some members expelled from the Dutch Reformed Church and even imprisoned?

Describe the position of the seventeenth-century Dutch woman as evidenced by the paintings of Judith Leyster and Jan Vermeer.

In Descent from the Cross,discussed in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why does Rembrandt push his scene deeper into the canvas than does Rubens in his earlier painting of the same title?

Which of the following is not one of Bacon's four major categories of false notion?

What might the pearls In Vermeer's Woman with a Pearl Necklace represent?

List and describe three of the most popular subjects of Dutch artists.

Summarize Descartes' use of deductive reasoning to prove to his satisfaction the existence of God.

What manner of inquiry did René Descartes advocate?

Why can Bach's fugues be viewed as sublime examples of Cartesian rationalism?

In The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp,why does Rembrandt illuminate the cadaver?

What requirement did the Dutch state place on people in public service?

Explain the meaning and significance of René Descartes' famous expression,"Cogito,ergo sum " ("I think,therefore I am").

Why did Johannes Goedaert paint a broken and empty nautilus shell beside the vase in his Flowers in a Wan-li Vase with Blue-Tit?

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Why in 1637 did the Dutch economy come close to collapse?

Why can Rembrandt's late work Slaughtered Ox be viewed as optimistic?

Why in 1656 was Rembrandt forced to declare bankruptcy?

What creates the "broken" tulip,so highly valued by the seventeenth-century Dutch?

What is the meaning of the Dutch word landschap,from which "landscape" derives?

Describe the development,beliefs,and appearance of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Of what does a vanitas painting remind the viewer?

Why in 1618 were some members expelled from the Dutch Reformed Church and even imprisoned?

Describe the position of the seventeenth-century Dutch woman as evidenced by the paintings of Judith Leyster and Jan Vermeer.

In Descent from the Cross,discussed in the chapter's "Continuity and Change" section,why does Rembrandt push his scene deeper into the canvas than does Rubens in his earlier painting of the same title?

Which of the following is not one of Bacon's four major categories of false notion?

What might the pearls In Vermeer's Woman with a Pearl Necklace represent?

List and describe three of the most popular subjects of Dutch artists.

Summarize Descartes' use of deductive reasoning to prove to his satisfaction the existence of God.

What manner of inquiry did René Descartes advocate?

Why can Bach's fugues be viewed as sublime examples of Cartesian rationalism?

In The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp,why does Rembrandt illuminate the cadaver?

What requirement did the Dutch state place on people in public service?

Explain the meaning and significance of René Descartes' famous expression,"Cogito,ergo sum " ("I think,therefore I am").

Why did Johannes Goedaert paint a broken and empty nautilus shell beside the vase in his Flowers in a Wan-li Vase with Blue-Tit?

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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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