Question 1

According to Sigmund Freud, what factors other than reason and logic influence human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A) the environment 
B) the subconscious 
C) the superego 
D) genetics 
A) the environment 
B) the subconscious 
C) the superego 
D) genetics B

Question 2

Which post-impressionist left France and its civilization for the attractions of Tahiti and "barbarism"?

Accepted Answer

A) Gauguin 
B) van Gogh 
C) Cézanne 
D) Matisse 
A) Gauguin 
B) van Gogh 
C) Cézanne 
D) Matisse A

Question 3

What are the central characteristics of Fauvism? What was it about the use of color and form in Matisse's Red Room Harmony in Red)that would cause critics to call him a "wild beast"?

Accepted Answer

Fauvism is a painting style that uses color, line, and form in completely revolutionary ways.They are used as a means of expressing a spirit of joy rather than portraying any connection to reality.It is characterized by contrasts in color, an emphasis on the effect on the psyche, the inclusion of decorative elements, and lacks any sense of three-dimensional depth or shadowing.It is "art for art's sake." All of these factors earned Matisse and his followers the title of "wild beasts" or fauves in French.

Question 4

How did Déjeuner sur l'Herbe break with the stylistic traditions of the past?

Accepted Answer

A) The figures were placed in broad, flat color fields. 
B) The painting included both male and female nudes. 
C) The painting used a pyramidal arrangement for the figures. 
D) The painting's subjects were expressionless. 
A) The figures were placed in broad, flat color fields. 
B) The painting included both male and female nudes. 
C) The painting used a pyramidal arrangement for the figures. 
D) The painting's subjects were expressionless.

Question 5

What event launched the Impressionist movement?

Accepted Answer

A) The opening of the Museum of Paris 
B) The beginning of WWI 
C) The death of Eugène Delacroix 
D) The exhibition at the Café Guerbois 
A) The opening of the Museum of Paris 
B) The beginning of WWI 
C) The death of Eugène Delacroix 
D) The exhibition at the Café Guerbois

Question 6

What is innovative about Proust's Remembrance of Things Past? What did he mean by "memory is our most important weapon against death"?

Accepted Answer

Marcel Proust, known best for Remembranc

Question 7

Which European city was the center of artistic activity in the later nineteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) London 
B) Paris 
C) New York 
D) Rome 
A) London 
B) Paris 
C) New York 
D) Rome

Question 8

What Russian novelist (1831-1881)was able to combine both realism and psychological understanding in his Crime and Punishment?

Accepted Answer

A) Honoré de Balzac 
B) Leo Tolstoy 
C) Dmitri Shostakovich 
D) Fyodor Dostoyevsky 
A) Honoré de Balzac 
B) Leo Tolstoy 
C) Dmitri Shostakovich 
D) Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Question 9

How do Mary Cassatt's paintings show the influence of Japanese art?

Accepted Answer

A) They portray scenes of Japanese landscapes 
B) They use flat planes and broad areas of color 
C) They use pen and ink to create simple images 
D) They focus on moments of meditation 
A) They portray scenes of Japanese landscapes 
B) They use flat planes and broad areas of color 
C) They use pen and ink to create simple images 
D) They focus on moments of meditation

Question 10

Why was Ibsen such an important Norwegian dramatist? What themes do his plays explore?

Accepted Answer

Henrik Ibsen was a major Norwegian born

Question 11

_______________________ Strauss' term for "symphonic poem"

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Strauss' term for "symphonic poem"...

Question 12

_______________________ Formal name for the right to vote

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Formal name for the right to...

Question 13

What does Edgar Degas' The Rehearsal suggest about the world of the ballet?

Accepted Answer

A) The loneliness of a life in theater 
B) The glamour of the world of ballet 
C) The pain and tedium experienced by ballet dancers 
D) The eminence of dance in Parisian culture 
A) The loneliness of a life in theater 
B) The glamour of the world of ballet 
C) The pain and tedium experienced by ballet dancers 
D) The eminence of dance in Parisian culture

Question 14

_______________________ French name given to the period 1870-1914

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ French name given to the period...

Question 15

What term for this period reflects the new mood of cheerfulness in the great cities of Europe?

Accepted Answer

A) The Edwardian period 
B) The Belle Époque 
C) The Victorian period 
D) The Modern Era 
A) The Edwardian period 
B) The Belle Époque 
C) The Victorian period 
D) The Modern Era

Question 16

What nineteenth-century composer wrote the Pathétique Symphony?

Accepted Answer

A) Tchaikovsky 
B) Stravinsky 
C) Debussy 
D) Mahler 
A) Tchaikovsky 
B) Stravinsky 
C) Debussy 
D) Mahler

Question 17

_______________________ Impressionist composer of Claire du Lune

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Impressionist composer of Claire du Lune...

Question 18

_______________________ 20th-century style of painting that emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas by presenting multiple views of an object

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ 20th-century style of painting that emphasizes...

Question 19

_______________________ Music that tells a story

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Music that tells a story...

Question 20

_______________________ German for "Blue Rider," describes artists who focused on abstract forms and pure colors

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ German for "Blue Rider," describes artists...

According to Sigmund Freud, what factors other than reason and logic influence human behavior?

Which post-impressionist left France and its civilization for the attractions of Tahiti and "barbarism"?

What are the central characteristics of Fauvism? What was it about the use of color and form in Matisse's Red Room Harmony in Red)that would cause critics to call him a "wild beast"?

How did Déjeuner sur l'Herbe break with the stylistic traditions of the past?

What event launched the Impressionist movement?

What is innovative about Proust's Remembrance of Things Past? What did he mean by "memory is our most important weapon against death"?

Which European city was the center of artistic activity in the later nineteenth century?

What Russian novelist (1831-1881)was able to combine both realism and psychological understanding in his Crime and Punishment?

How do Mary Cassatt's paintings show the influence of Japanese art?

Why was Ibsen such an important Norwegian dramatist? What themes do his plays explore?

_______________________ Strauss' term for "symphonic poem"

_______________________ Formal name for the right to vote

What does Edgar Degas' The Rehearsal suggest about the world of the ballet?

_______________________ French name given to the period 1870-1914

What term for this period reflects the new mood of cheerfulness in the great cities of Europe?

What nineteenth-century composer wrote the Pathétique Symphony?

_______________________ Impressionist composer of Claire du Lune

_______________________ 20th-century style of painting that emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas by presenting multiple views of an object

_______________________ Music that tells a story

_______________________ German for "Blue Rider," describes artists who focused on abstract forms and pure colors

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The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

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According to Sigmund Freud, what factors other than reason and logic influence human behavior?

Which post-impressionist left France and its civilization for the attractions of Tahiti and "barbarism"?

What are the central characteristics of Fauvism? What was it about the use of color and form in Matisse's Red Room Harmony in Red)that would cause critics to call him a "wild beast"?

How did Déjeuner sur l'Herbe break with the stylistic traditions of the past?

What event launched the Impressionist movement?

What is innovative about Proust's Remembrance of Things Past? What did he mean by "memory is our most important weapon against death"?

Which European city was the center of artistic activity in the later nineteenth century?

What Russian novelist (1831-1881)was able to combine both realism and psychological understanding in his Crime and Punishment?

How do Mary Cassatt's paintings show the influence of Japanese art?

Why was Ibsen such an important Norwegian dramatist? What themes do his plays explore?

_______________________ Strauss' term for "symphonic poem"

_______________________ Formal name for the right to vote

What does Edgar Degas' The Rehearsal suggest about the world of the ballet?

_______________________ French name given to the period 1870-1914

What term for this period reflects the new mood of cheerfulness in the great cities of Europe?

What nineteenth-century composer wrote the Pathétique Symphony?

_______________________ Impressionist composer of Claire du Lune

_______________________ 20th-century style of painting that emphasizes the two-dimensionality of the canvas by presenting multiple views of an object

_______________________ Music that tells a story

_______________________ German for "Blue Rider," describes artists who focused on abstract forms and pure colors

Beginnings

The Rise of Greece

Classical Greece and the Hellenistic Period

Rome

Ancient Civilizations of India and China

The Rise of the Biblical Tradition

Early Christianity: Ravenna and Byzantium

Islam

The Rise of Medieval Culture

The High Middle Ages

The Fourteenth Century: a Time of Transition

The Renaissance in the Fifteenth Century

The High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy

The High Renaissance in the North

The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

India, China, and Japan: From Medieval to Modern Times

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