Question 1

What new dance form,which quickly became the age's most popular,emerged from Louis's court?

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A)  ballet 
B)  bal-musette 
C)  canarie 
D)  minuet 
A)  ballet 
B)  bal-musette 
C)  canarie 
D)  minuet

Question 2

The Christ child in the Laguna retablo shows a unification of Pueblo and Christian traditions by

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A)  holding a green peyote button. 
B)  being swaddled in a buffalo hide. 
C)  having the eyes and mouth of a kachina. 
D)  being dressed in silver and gold cloth. 
A)  holding a green peyote button. 
B)  being swaddled in a buffalo hide. 
C)  having the eyes and mouth of a kachina. 
D)  being dressed in silver and gold cloth.

Question 3

André Le Nôtre designed Versailles's formal garden with

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A)  sweeps of gently rolling lawns against a woodland background. 
B)  a grid along a north-south axis with the palace at the center. 
C)  a series of increasingly larger circles surrounding the palace. 
D)  pathways radiating like sunbeams from a central axis. 
A)  sweeps of gently rolling lawns against a woodland background. 
B)  a grid along a north-south axis with the palace at the center. 
C)  a series of increasingly larger circles surrounding the palace. 
D)  pathways radiating like sunbeams from a central axis.

Question 4

The purpose of Francisco de Quevedo's literary life was to

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A)  satirize Spanish social structures and religious institutions. 
B)  expose the Spanish people's corruption and foolishness. 
C)  dramatize the conflict between love and honor. 
D)  illustrate how the comedy and tragedy could be mixed. 
A)  satirize Spanish social structures and religious institutions. 
B)  expose the Spanish people's corruption and foolishness. 
C)  dramatize the conflict between love and honor. 
D)  illustrate how the comedy and tragedy could be mixed.

Question 5

The Southern Cuzco school's Our Lady of the Victory of Málaga recalls Inca religious worship in the

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A)  background showing an Inca temple. 
B)  Virgin holding an Inca ceremonial staff. 
C)  framing columns. 
D)  gold leaf, which is associated with sun worship. 
A)  background showing an Inca temple. 
B)  Virgin holding an Inca ceremonial staff. 
C)  framing columns. 
D)  gold leaf, which is associated with sun worship.

Question 6

Compare Nicolas Poussin's painting philosophy and style to Peter Paul Rubens's philosophy and style.Cite specific examples of each artist's work.

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Nicolas Poussin and Peter Paul Rubens we

Question 7

Why has the era of Louis XIV's reign come to be known as the Age of Absolutism?

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A)  Science was providing answers for what previously was unknown. 
B)  Louis was a strong monarch who exerted power based on divine right. 
C)  Artists and architects looked to the absolutes of Classical style. 
D)  Louis XIV served as monarch both to France and the Holy Roman Empire. 
A)  Science was providing answers for what previously was unknown. 
B)  Louis was a strong monarch who exerted power based on divine right. 
C)  Artists and architects looked to the absolutes of Classical style. 
D)  Louis XIV served as monarch both to France and the Holy Roman Empire.

Question 8

Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins,to Make Much of Time" is

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A)  an English opera. 
B)  a carpe diem. 
C)  an elegy. 
D)  an allegory. 
A)  an English opera. 
B)  a carpe diem. 
C)  an elegy. 
D)  an allegory.

Question 9

Cardinal Richelieu was furious with Pierre Corneille for his play El Cid,because,in it,he

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A)  ignored the Classical unities. 
B)  included bawdy humor. 
C)  satirized Richelieu. 
D)  satirized a Spanish story. 
A)  ignored the Classical unities. 
B)  included bawdy humor. 
C)  satirized Richelieu. 
D)  satirized a Spanish story.

Question 10

In Henri Testelin's Jean-Baptiste Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Science to Louis XIV,why does Louis look out of place amid the scientific dignitaries and instruments?

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A)  He looks bewildered by the instruments. 
B)  He is the image of ostentatious excess. 
C)  He is much shorter than the scientists. 
D)  He is rendered obsolete by the scientists. 
A)  He looks bewildered by the instruments. 
B)  He is the image of ostentatious excess. 
C)  He is much shorter than the scientists. 
D)  He is rendered obsolete by the scientists.

Question 11

Describe three of the subjects and their actions in Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas.

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In Diego Velázquez's painting "Las Menin

Question 12

How did Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz dramatize New Spain's diversity in her villancicos?

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A)  The female narrator wore native garments. 
B)  The soloists sang in three languages. 
C)  The Gregorian chant was sung in Nahuatl. 
D)  The religious drama was based on Aztec legends. 
A)  The female narrator wore native garments. 
B)  The soloists sang in three languages. 
C)  The Gregorian chant was sung in Nahuatl. 
D)  The religious drama was based on Aztec legends.

Question 13

According to Nicolas Poussin,a painting's subject matter should be drawn from

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A)  the everyday life of moral people. 
B)  the Bible only. 
C)  the artist's imagination. 
D)  Classical mythology or Christian tradition. 
A)  the everyday life of moral people. 
B)  the Bible only. 
C)  the artist's imagination. 
D)  Classical mythology or Christian tradition.

Question 14

Explain how the English Cavalier literature (Herrick's "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" and Wycherley's The Country Wife)can be viewed as rebounds from the Puritan rule of Oliver Cromwell.

Accepted Answer

The English Cavalier literature, includi

Question 15

In 164,the English Parliament raised an army against King Charles I for

Accepted Answer

A)  marrying the sister of the French king Louis XIII. 
B)  proposing changes in the Church of England's liturgy. 
C)  claiming that he was a divinely appointed king. 
D)  forming a secret alliance with the Scots. 
A)  marrying the sister of the French king Louis XIII. 
B)  proposing changes in the Church of England's liturgy. 
C)  claiming that he was a divinely appointed king. 
D)  forming a secret alliance with the Scots.

Question 16

New Spain retablos (altarpiece ensembles)were designed to be extravagant to

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A)  contrast with the simplicity of the indigenous people's sacred spaces. 
B)  impress the indigenous people into converting to Christianity. 
C)  show the indigenous people how their taxes were spent. 
D)  Christianize the indigenous people's existing art. 
A)  contrast with the simplicity of the indigenous people's sacred spaces. 
B)  impress the indigenous people into converting to Christianity. 
C)  show the indigenous people how their taxes were spent. 
D)  Christianize the indigenous people's existing art.

Question 17

The English King Charles I's court painter was

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A)  Anthony Van Dyck. 
B)  Titian. 
C)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
D)  Hans Holbein. 
A)  Anthony Van Dyck. 
B)  Titian. 
C)  Peter Paul Rubens. 
D)  Hans Holbein.

Question 18

Citing specific examples,show how the European Baroque style blended with the art and culture of the New World's indigenous peoples.

Accepted Answer

The European Baroque style blended with

What new dance form,which quickly became the age's most popular,emerged from Louis's court?

The Christ child in the Laguna retablo shows a unification of Pueblo and Christian traditions by

André Le Nôtre designed Versailles's formal garden with

The purpose of Francisco de Quevedo's literary life was to

The Southern Cuzco school's Our Lady of the Victory of Málaga recalls Inca religious worship in the

Compare Nicolas Poussin's painting philosophy and style to Peter Paul Rubens's philosophy and style.Cite specific examples of each artist's work.

Why has the era of Louis XIV's reign come to be known as the Age of Absolutism?

Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins,to Make Much of Time" is

Cardinal Richelieu was furious with Pierre Corneille for his play El Cid,because,in it,he

In Henri Testelin's Jean-Baptiste Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Science to Louis XIV,why does Louis look out of place amid the scientific dignitaries and instruments?

Describe three of the subjects and their actions in Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas.

How did Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz dramatize New Spain's diversity in her villancicos?

According to Nicolas Poussin,a painting's subject matter should be drawn from

Explain how the English Cavalier literature (Herrick's "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" and Wycherley's The Country Wife)can be viewed as rebounds from the Puritan rule of Oliver Cromwell.

In 164,the English Parliament raised an army against King Charles I for

New Spain retablos (altarpiece ensembles)were designed to be extravagant to

The English King Charles I's court painter was

Citing specific examples,show how the European Baroque style blended with the art and culture of the New World's indigenous peoples.

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

What new dance form,which quickly became the age's most popular,emerged from Louis's court?

The Christ child in the Laguna retablo shows a unification of Pueblo and Christian traditions by

André Le Nôtre designed Versailles's formal garden with

The purpose of Francisco de Quevedo's literary life was to

The Southern Cuzco school's Our Lady of the Victory of Málaga recalls Inca religious worship in the

Compare Nicolas Poussin's painting philosophy and style to Peter Paul Rubens's philosophy and style.Cite specific examples of each artist's work.

Why has the era of Louis XIV's reign come to be known as the Age of Absolutism?

Robert Herrick's "To the Virgins,to Make Much of Time" is

Cardinal Richelieu was furious with Pierre Corneille for his play El Cid,because,in it,he

In Henri Testelin's Jean-Baptiste Colbert Presenting the Members of the Royal Academy of Science to Louis XIV,why does Louis look out of place amid the scientific dignitaries and instruments?

Describe three of the subjects and their actions in Diego Velázquez's Las Meninas.

How did Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz dramatize New Spain's diversity in her villancicos?

According to Nicolas Poussin,a painting's subject matter should be drawn from

Explain how the English Cavalier literature (Herrick's "To the Virgins to Make Much of Time" and Wycherley's The Country Wife)can be viewed as rebounds from the Puritan rule of Oliver Cromwell.

In 164,the English Parliament raised an army against King Charles I for

New Spain retablos (altarpiece ensembles)were designed to be extravagant to

The English King Charles I's court painter was

Citing specific examples,show how the European Baroque style blended with the art and culture of the New World's indigenous peoples.

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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