Question 1

In The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp,Rembrandt illuminates the cadaver to

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

Question 2

In 1618,some members of the Dutch Reformed Church were expelled,and even imprisoned and beheaded for

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A)  the belief that good deeds could overcome predestination. 
B)  not persecuting Calvinists. 
C)  the belief that predestination was independent of faith. 
D)  refusing to remove religious art from their churches. 
A)  the belief that good deeds could overcome predestination. 
B)  not persecuting Calvinists. 
C)  the belief that predestination was independent of faith. 
D)  refusing to remove religious art from their churches.

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT a contradiction of seventeenth-century Amsterdam residents?

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A)  They advocated harmony with others, yet viciously warred with the French. 
B)  They avidly collected art for homes, yet banned art in churches. 
C)  They were intolerant of religious heresy among Protestants, yet tolerant of Catholics and Jews. 
D)  They were obsessed with acquisition of material goods, yet rigidly austere in religious life. 
A)  They advocated harmony with others, yet viciously warred with the French. 
B)  They avidly collected art for homes, yet banned art in churches. 
C)  They were intolerant of religious heresy among Protestants, yet tolerant of Catholics and Jews. 
D)  They were obsessed with acquisition of material goods, yet rigidly austere in religious life.

Question 4

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

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Descartes used deductive reasoning to pr

Question 5

Describe the developments in Dutch music during the seventeenth century,highlighting especially the innovations and contributions of Johann Sebastian Bach.

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The seventeenth century was a period of

Question 6

Why did Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck perform his fantasias as preludes to church services?

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A)  People would pay admission to hear these compositions. 
B)  Calvinists disallowed music during their services. 
C)  They were intended to serve as musical commentary on the service's text. 
D)  Calvinist doctrine required standard hymns during services. 
A)  People would pay admission to hear these compositions. 
B)  Calvinists disallowed music during their services. 
C)  They were intended to serve as musical commentary on the service's text. 
D)  Calvinist doctrine required standard hymns during services.

Question 7

List and define three ways in which seventeenth-century Amsterdam can be considered a city of contradictions.

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Seventeenth-century Amsterdam can be con

Question 8

The Baroque era is considered the golden age of

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A)  the violin. 
B)  the piano. 
C)  the organ. 
D)  the harp. 
A)  the violin. 
B)  the piano. 
C)  the organ. 
D)  the harp.

Question 9

The Dutch state required public servants to

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A)  have graduated from a Dutch university. 
B)  not be involved in tulip investing. 
C)  not be of Spanish descent. 
D)  be members of the Dutch Reformed Church. 
A)  have graduated from a Dutch university. 
B)  not be involved in tulip investing. 
C)  not be of Spanish descent. 
D)  be members of the Dutch Reformed Church.

Question 10

Compare Bacon's empirical method to Descartes's deductive reasoning.

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Bacon's empirical method and Descartes's

Question 11

What national pride is reflected in Dutch landscape paintings such as Jacob van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen?

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A)  reclamation of land from the sea 
B)  desire to possess worldly goods 
C)  Protestant moral sensibility 
D)  Dutch obsession with geography 
A)  reclamation of land from the sea 
B)  desire to possess worldly goods 
C)  Protestant moral sensibility 
D)  Dutch obsession with geography

Question 12

According to René Descartes,God is

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A)  pure love and total acceptance. 
B)  the mover of the universe. 
C)  the mathematical order of nature. 
D)  the determiner of a person's destiny. 
A)  pure love and total acceptance. 
B)  the mover of the universe. 
C)  the mathematical order of nature. 
D)  the determiner of a person's destiny.

Question 13

Most of Johannes Vermeer's paintings depict

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A)  Dutch landscapes. 
B)  the domestic world of women. 
C)  vanitas still lifes. 
D)  the world of militiamen. 
A)  Dutch landscapes. 
B)  the domestic world of women. 
C)  vanitas still lifes. 
D)  the world of militiamen.

Question 14

The Catholic and Protestant churches opposed the heliocentric theories of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei for

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A)  contradicting certain biblical passages. 
B)  resembling the pagan myths about Apollo. 
C)  challenging belief in God as creator. 
D)  implying the existence of other solar systems. 
A)  contradicting certain biblical passages. 
B)  resembling the pagan myths about Apollo. 
C)  challenging belief in God as creator. 
D)  implying the existence of other solar systems.

Question 15

Using as examples at least two of his works,describe Rembrandt van Rijn's use of light and its meaning in his works.

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Rembrandt van Rijn was a master of using

Question 16

Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas differ from the Lutheran chorales' simple melodies on which they were based due to their

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A)  lush string accompaniments. 
B)  double chorus. 
C)  addition of counterpoint. 
D)  narration by a tenor evangelist. 
A)  lush string accompaniments. 
B)  double chorus. 
C)  addition of counterpoint. 
D)  narration by a tenor evangelist.

Question 17

As a manner of inquiry,Francis Bacon advocated

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A)  the dialectic method. 
B)  deductive reasoning. 
C)  the Cartesian method. 
D)  the empirical method. 
A)  the dialectic method. 
B)  deductive reasoning. 
C)  the Cartesian method. 
D)  the empirical method.

Question 18

Explain the effect of the camera obscura and the microscope on the detail-obsessed Dutch artists.

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The camera obscura and the microscope ha

Question 19

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

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René Descartes's famous expression, "Cog

Question 20

As a manner of inquiry,René Descartes advocated

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A)  the dialectic method. 
B)  deductive reasoning. 
C)  inductive reasoning. 
D)  the empirical method. 
A)  the dialectic method. 
B)  deductive reasoning. 
C)  inductive reasoning. 
D)  the empirical method.

In The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp,Rembrandt illuminates the cadaver to

In 1618,some members of the Dutch Reformed Church were expelled,and even imprisoned and beheaded for

Which of the following is NOT a contradiction of seventeenth-century Amsterdam residents?

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

Describe the developments in Dutch music during the seventeenth century,highlighting especially the innovations and contributions of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Why did Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck perform his fantasias as preludes to church services?

List and define three ways in which seventeenth-century Amsterdam can be considered a city of contradictions.

The Baroque era is considered the golden age of

The Dutch state required public servants to

Compare Bacon's empirical method to Descartes's deductive reasoning.

What national pride is reflected in Dutch landscape paintings such as Jacob van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen?

According to René Descartes,God is

Most of Johannes Vermeer's paintings depict

The Catholic and Protestant churches opposed the heliocentric theories of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei for

Using as examples at least two of his works,describe Rembrandt van Rijn's use of light and its meaning in his works.

Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas differ from the Lutheran chorales' simple melodies on which they were based due to their

As a manner of inquiry,Francis Bacon advocated

Explain the effect of the camera obscura and the microscope on the detail-obsessed Dutch artists.

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

As a manner of inquiry,René Descartes advocated

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Exam 22: The Secular Baroque in the North: the Art of Observation

In The Anatomy Lesson of Dr.Tulp,Rembrandt illuminates the cadaver to

In 1618,some members of the Dutch Reformed Church were expelled,and even imprisoned and beheaded for

Which of the following is NOT a contradiction of seventeenth-century Amsterdam residents?

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

Describe the developments in Dutch music during the seventeenth century,highlighting especially the innovations and contributions of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Why did Jan Pieterszoon Sweelinck perform his fantasias as preludes to church services?

List and define three ways in which seventeenth-century Amsterdam can be considered a city of contradictions.

The Baroque era is considered the golden age of

The Dutch state required public servants to

Compare Bacon's empirical method to Descartes's deductive reasoning.

What national pride is reflected in Dutch landscape paintings such as Jacob van Ruisdael's View of Haarlem from the Dunes at Overveen?

According to René Descartes,God is

Most of Johannes Vermeer's paintings depict

The Catholic and Protestant churches opposed the heliocentric theories of Johannes Kepler and Galileo Galilei for

Using as examples at least two of his works,describe Rembrandt van Rijn's use of light and its meaning in his works.

Johann Sebastian Bach's cantatas differ from the Lutheran chorales' simple melodies on which they were based due to their

As a manner of inquiry,Francis Bacon advocated

Explain the effect of the camera obscura and the microscope on the detail-obsessed Dutch artists.

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

As a manner of inquiry,René Descartes advocated

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The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

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

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