Question 1

Louis XIV was fond of Peter Paul Rubens's paintings because of their

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A)  Classical rationality and clarity. 
B)  frank sexuality and sensual brushwork. 
C)  geometric compositions. 
D)  absence of allegory and moral undertones. 
A)  Classical rationality and clarity. 
B)  frank sexuality and sensual brushwork. 
C)  geometric compositions. 
D)  absence of allegory and moral undertones. B

Question 2

What is the Spanish notion of pundonor,a favorite theme in Calderón's plays?

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A)  Men were obligated to avenge violations of their women's honor. 
B)  Duty to king and country took precedence over all other matters. 
C)  False accusations-violations of honor-led to dire consequences. 
D)  Men and women held differing views of the meaning of honor. 
A)  Men were obligated to avenge violations of their women's honor. 
B)  Duty to king and country took precedence over all other matters. 
C)  False accusations-violations of honor-led to dire consequences. 
D)  Men and women held differing views of the meaning of honor. A

Question 3

Nicolas Poussin modeled his Classical approach to painting most closely upon the work of

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A)  Michelangelo. 
B)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
C)  Titian. 
D)  Raphael. 
A)  Michelangelo. 
B)  Leonardo da Vinci. 
C)  Titian. 
D)  Raphael. D

Question 4

The ribald Cavalier sensibility was most pronounced in

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A)  English opera. 
B)  court painting. 
C)  restoration dramas. 
D)  masques. 
A)  English opera. 
B)  court painting. 
C)  restoration dramas. 
D)  masques.

Question 5

Compare Peter Paul Rubens's idea of a beautiful human body,which came to be known as Rubenesque,to today's standards of the body beautiful.

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Peter Paul Rubens's idea of a beautiful

Question 6

Explain the reasons for the Spanish citizens' anger toward the ruling class,and show how this anger was reflected in the satires of Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas.

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The Spanish citizens' anger toward the r

Question 7

Describe the differences in politics and appearance of the English Cavaliers and the Roundheads.

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The English Cavaliers and the Roundheads

Question 8

Explain how and why Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's San Pedro Nolasco dramatizes the diversity of language and culture in New Spain.

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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's play San Ped

Question 9

Why in 1680 did the Spanish program to convert the Pueblo to Christianity fail?

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A)  Spain lost its New World holdings to the Dutch. 
B)  Facing financial crisis, Spain recalled the missionaries. 
C)  The Pueblo revolted and killed many of the Spanish. 
D)  Disease introduced by the Spanish decimated the Pueblo. 
A)  Spain lost its New World holdings to the Dutch. 
B)  Facing financial crisis, Spain recalled the missionaries. 
C)  The Pueblo revolted and killed many of the Spanish. 
D)  Disease introduced by the Spanish decimated the Pueblo.

Question 10

Diego Velázquez's paintings were greatly influence by those of

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A)  Rembrandt. 
B)  Johannes Vermeer. 
C)  Caravaggio. 
D)  Nicolas Poussin. 
A)  Rembrandt. 
B)  Johannes Vermeer. 
C)  Caravaggio. 
D)  Nicolas Poussin.

Question 11

Louis IV's Classical Baroque was created by the blending of

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A)  Classical architecture with Baroque dramatic effects. 
B)  Baroque architecture with Classical symmetry. 
C)  Classical proportion with Baroque asymmetry. 
D)  Baroque dramatic effects with Classical sensuality. 
A)  Classical architecture with Baroque dramatic effects. 
B)  Baroque architecture with Classical symmetry. 
C)  Classical proportion with Baroque asymmetry. 
D)  Baroque dramatic effects with Classical sensuality.

Question 12

The Palace of Versailles's Hall of Mirrors was designed to celebrate

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A)  the alliance between France and Spain. 
B)  Louis XIV's marriage. 
C)  the end of the six-year war with Holland. 
D)  Louis XIV's eighteenth birthday. 
A)  the alliance between France and Spain. 
B)  Louis XIV's marriage. 
C)  the end of the six-year war with Holland. 
D)  Louis XIV's eighteenth birthday.

Question 13

The French playwright Jean Racine holds the distinction of being the first to

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A)  produce a successful comedy. 
B)  stage a play in the Théâtre du Palais Royal. 
C)  live entirely on earnings from his plays. 
D)  be sanctioned by the Académie Française. 
A)  produce a successful comedy. 
B)  stage a play in the Théâtre du Palais Royal. 
C)  live entirely on earnings from his plays. 
D)  be sanctioned by the Académie Française.

Question 14

Why did the English Puritans invite Holland to invade Britain in 1688?

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A)  Oliver Cromwell was proving to be a tyrannical ruler. 
B)  James II imposed too many restrictions on them. 
C)  Cromwell raised taxes to support his troops in the civil war. 
D)  James II appointed Catholics to high government positions. 
A)  Oliver Cromwell was proving to be a tyrannical ruler. 
B)  James II imposed too many restrictions on them. 
C)  Cromwell raised taxes to support his troops in the civil war. 
D)  James II appointed Catholics to high government positions.

Question 15

The English people found Oliver Cromwell difficult to tolerate as their leader,because he

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A)  changed the state religion to Catholicism. 
B)  refused to participate in peace talks with France. 
C)  imposed too many restrictions on them. 
D)  raised taxes to support his troops in the civil war. 
A)  changed the state religion to Catholicism. 
B)  refused to participate in peace talks with France. 
C)  imposed too many restrictions on them. 
D)  raised taxes to support his troops in the civil war.

Question 16

Define "absolutism," and show how Louis XIV's rule exemplifies it.

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Absolutism refers to a form of governmen

Question 17

Louis XIV of France considered himself "the Sun King," because

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A)  his attire was so rich that he glittered when he walked. 
B)  France's domain was so large that the sun never set on it. 
C)  he saw himself as dispensing wealth, like the sun god Apollo. 
D)  he believed that he commanded the sun to shine. 
A)  his attire was so rich that he glittered when he walked. 
B)  France's domain was so large that the sun never set on it. 
C)  he saw himself as dispensing wealth, like the sun god Apollo. 
D)  he believed that he commanded the sun to shine.

Question 18

Why did Spain enter a period of decline after the death of Philip II?

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A)  The country lost control of its New World gold-producing holdings. 
B)  Severe inflation and a loss of tax revenue bankrupted the court. 
C)  Its Spanish Armada had to be rebuilt following the fleet's defeat by England. 
D)  It had withdrawn from the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  The country lost control of its New World gold-producing holdings. 
B)  Severe inflation and a loss of tax revenue bankrupted the court. 
C)  Its Spanish Armada had to be rebuilt following the fleet's defeat by England. 
D)  It had withdrawn from the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 19

Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor)is considered a complex painting,most notably because of

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A)  the number of figures in it. 
B)  its focus on individual actions. 
C)  the obscurity of its symbolism. 
D)  its competing focal points. 
A)  the number of figures in it. 
B)  its focus on individual actions. 
C)  the obscurity of its symbolism. 
D)  its competing focal points.

Question 20

Identify and describe three of the six dances that can make up a suite.

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Sure! Three of the six dances that can m

Louis XIV was fond of Peter Paul Rubens's paintings because of their

What is the Spanish notion of pundonor,a favorite theme in Calderón's plays?

Nicolas Poussin modeled his Classical approach to painting most closely upon the work of

The ribald Cavalier sensibility was most pronounced in

Compare Peter Paul Rubens's idea of a beautiful human body,which came to be known as Rubenesque,to today's standards of the body beautiful.

Explain the reasons for the Spanish citizens' anger toward the ruling class,and show how this anger was reflected in the satires of Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas.

Describe the differences in politics and appearance of the English Cavaliers and the Roundheads.

Explain how and why Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's San Pedro Nolasco dramatizes the diversity of language and culture in New Spain.

Why in 1680 did the Spanish program to convert the Pueblo to Christianity fail?

Diego Velázquez's paintings were greatly influence by those of

Louis IV's Classical Baroque was created by the blending of

The Palace of Versailles's Hall of Mirrors was designed to celebrate

The French playwright Jean Racine holds the distinction of being the first to

Why did the English Puritans invite Holland to invade Britain in 1688?

The English people found Oliver Cromwell difficult to tolerate as their leader,because he

Define "absolutism," and show how Louis XIV's rule exemplifies it.

Louis XIV of France considered himself "the Sun King," because

Why did Spain enter a period of decline after the death of Philip II?

Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor)is considered a complex painting,most notably because of

Identify and describe three of the six dances that can make up a suite.

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Exam 23: The Baroque Court: Absolute Power and Royal Patronage

Louis XIV was fond of Peter Paul Rubens's paintings because of their

What is the Spanish notion of pundonor,a favorite theme in Calderón's plays?

Nicolas Poussin modeled his Classical approach to painting most closely upon the work of

The ribald Cavalier sensibility was most pronounced in

Compare Peter Paul Rubens's idea of a beautiful human body,which came to be known as Rubenesque,to today's standards of the body beautiful.

Explain the reasons for the Spanish citizens' anger toward the ruling class,and show how this anger was reflected in the satires of Francisco de Quevedo y Villegas.

Describe the differences in politics and appearance of the English Cavaliers and the Roundheads.

Explain how and why Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's San Pedro Nolasco dramatizes the diversity of language and culture in New Spain.

Why in 1680 did the Spanish program to convert the Pueblo to Christianity fail?

Diego Velázquez's paintings were greatly influence by those of

Louis IV's Classical Baroque was created by the blending of

The Palace of Versailles's Hall of Mirrors was designed to celebrate

The French playwright Jean Racine holds the distinction of being the first to

Why did the English Puritans invite Holland to invade Britain in 1688?

The English people found Oliver Cromwell difficult to tolerate as their leader,because he

Define "absolutism," and show how Louis XIV's rule exemplifies it.

Louis XIV of France considered himself "the Sun King," because

Why did Spain enter a period of decline after the death of Philip II?

Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas (The Maids of Honor)is considered a complex painting,most notably because of

Identify and describe three of the six dances that can make up a suite.

The Baroque in Italy: the Church and Its Appeal

The Secular Baroque in the North: the Art of Observation

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

Defining a Nation: American National Identity and the Challenge of Civil War

Global Confrontation and Modern Life: the Quest for Cultural Identity

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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