Question 1

What was Jonathan's Swift's best-known novel? What two aspects of human nature are represented by Swift's Houyhnhnms and Yahoos?

Accepted Answer

Gulliver's Travels is Swift's best-known book.In it, Swift makes human behavior the target of his satire.The Houyhnhnms are a race of noble horses who use reason to guide their actions, while the Yahoos are their human slaves who are represented as bestial and morally and intellectually flawed.

Question 2

What names have been applied to the eighteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The Proto-Baroque & The Age of Enlightenment 
B) The Rococo Period & The Age of Reformation 
C) The Enlightenment & The Age of Reason 
D) The Twilight Period & The Awakening 
A) The Proto-Baroque & The Age of Enlightenment 
B) The Rococo Period & The Age of Reformation 
C) The Enlightenment & The Age of Reason 
D) The Twilight Period & The Awakening C

Question 3

Which English painter of the Rococo period was best known for his portraits and landscapes?

Accepted Answer

A) Gainsborough 
B) Watteau 
C) Hogarth 
D) David 
A) Gainsborough 
B) Watteau 
C) Hogarth 
D) David A

Question 4

What is sonata form?

Accepted Answer

A) A musical piece featuring a piano or violin 
B) An organizational structure for a movement of a symphony 
C) An orchestral device developed by Beethoven 
D) A short minuet for a string ensemble 
A) A musical piece featuring a piano or violin 
B) An organizational structure for a movement of a symphony 
C) An orchestral device developed by Beethoven 
D) A short minuet for a string ensemble

Question 5

Whose play The Marriage of Figaro was interpreted as an attack on the lifestyle of the ruling classes?

Accepted Answer

A) Beaumarchais 
B) Fragonard 
C) Hogarth 
D) Swift 
A) Beaumarchais 
B) Fragonard 
C) Hogarth 
D) Swift

Question 6

_______________________ Economic principle of letting the market determine prices

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Economic principle of letting the market...

Question 7

_______________________ Dry sticks of colored chalk

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Dry sticks of colored chalk...

Question 8

What are the central claims of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

Accepted Answer

According to the Declaration of the Righ

Question 9

According to Rousseau, what had corrupted the natural goodness of humans?

Accepted Answer

A) greed 
B) religion 
C) government 
D) civilization 
A) greed 
B) religion 
C) government 
D) civilization

Question 10

What was the purpose of Swift's A Modest Proposal?

Accepted Answer

A) To propose a realistic solution to poverty 
B) To expose man's inhumanity to man 
C) To criticize the English welfare system 
D) To reveal the hypocrisy of the church 
A) To propose a realistic solution to poverty 
B) To expose man's inhumanity to man 
C) To criticize the English welfare system 
D) To reveal the hypocrisy of the church

Question 11

_______________________ Controversial author of Candide

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Controversial author of Candide...

Question 12

Who was probably the principal author of the Declaration of Independence 1776)?

Accepted Answer

A) Alexander Pope 
B) Thomas Jefferson 
C) Benjamin Franklin 
D) John Stuart Mill 
A) Alexander Pope 
B) Thomas Jefferson 
C) Benjamin Franklin 
D) John Stuart Mill

Question 13

Which painter's works best represent the official art style of the French Revolution?

Accepted Answer

A) Watteau 
B) Gainsborough 
C) David 
D) Hals 
A) Watteau 
B) Gainsborough 
C) David 
D) Hals

Question 14

What were the central characteristics of the classical symphony?

Accepted Answer

The characteristics of the classical sym

Question 15

Who was the most important Neo-Classical sculptor from Italy?

Accepted Answer

A) Balthazar Neumann 
B) Antonio Canova 
C) Giovanni Tiepolo 
D) Jacques-Louis David 
A) Balthazar Neumann 
B) Antonio Canova 
C) Giovanni Tiepolo 
D) Jacques-Louis David

Question 16

Which English poet faced numerous challenges, such as his poor health and his Catholic faith in a Protestant country?

Accepted Answer

A) William Blake 
B) Theodore Dryden 
C) Alexander Pope 
D) John Keats 
A) William Blake 
B) Theodore Dryden 
C) Alexander Pope 
D) John Keats

Question 17

Why did Montesquieu favor establishing a system of "checks and balances" in government?

Accepted Answer

Montesquieu favored establishing a syste

Question 18

Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?

Accepted Answer

A) Mozart 
B) Monteverdi 
C) Couperin 
D) Haydn 
A) Mozart 
B) Monteverdi 
C) Couperin 
D) Haydn

Question 19

_______________________ Military leader who crowned himself Emperor of France

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Military leader who crowned himself Emperor...

Question 20

What two moods or emotions can be found in the painting Pilgrimage to Cythera?

Accepted Answer

A) Romantic love and nostalgia 
B) Religious fervor and devotion 
C) Patriotism and dedication 
D) Intimacy and calm 
A) Romantic love and nostalgia 
B) Religious fervor and devotion 
C) Patriotism and dedication 
D) Intimacy and calm

What was Jonathan's Swift's best-known novel? What two aspects of human nature are represented by Swift's Houyhnhnms and Yahoos?

What names have been applied to the eighteenth century?

Which English painter of the Rococo period was best known for his portraits and landscapes?

What is sonata form?

Whose play The Marriage of Figaro was interpreted as an attack on the lifestyle of the ruling classes?

_______________________ Economic principle of letting the market determine prices

_______________________ Dry sticks of colored chalk

What are the central claims of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

According to Rousseau, what had corrupted the natural goodness of humans?

What was the purpose of Swift's A Modest Proposal?

_______________________ Controversial author of Candide

Who was probably the principal author of the Declaration of Independence 1776)?

Which painter's works best represent the official art style of the French Revolution?

What were the central characteristics of the classical symphony?

Who was the most important Neo-Classical sculptor from Italy?

Which English poet faced numerous challenges, such as his poor health and his Catholic faith in a Protestant country?

Why did Montesquieu favor establishing a system of "checks and balances" in government?

Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?

_______________________ Military leader who crowned himself Emperor of France

What two moods or emotions can be found in the painting Pilgrimage to Cythera?

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What was Jonathan's Swift's best-known novel? What two aspects of human nature are represented by Swift's Houyhnhnms and Yahoos?

What names have been applied to the eighteenth century?

Which English painter of the Rococo period was best known for his portraits and landscapes?

What is sonata form?

Whose play The Marriage of Figaro was interpreted as an attack on the lifestyle of the ruling classes?

_______________________ Economic principle of letting the market determine prices

_______________________ Dry sticks of colored chalk

What are the central claims of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen?

According to Rousseau, what had corrupted the natural goodness of humans?

What was the purpose of Swift's A Modest Proposal?

_______________________ Controversial author of Candide

Who was probably the principal author of the Declaration of Independence 1776)?

Which painter's works best represent the official art style of the French Revolution?

What were the central characteristics of the classical symphony?

Who was the most important Neo-Classical sculptor from Italy?

Which English poet faced numerous challenges, such as his poor health and his Catholic faith in a Protestant country?

Why did Montesquieu favor establishing a system of "checks and balances" in government?

Who composed the opera The Marriage of Figaro?

_______________________ Military leader who crowned himself Emperor of France

What two moods or emotions can be found in the painting Pilgrimage to Cythera?

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 Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

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

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