Question 1

Which English writer championed women's rights and challenged traditional ideas about education?

Accepted Answer

A) Wollstonecraft 
B) Swift 
C) Pope 
D) Dryden 
A) Wollstonecraft 
B) Swift 
C) Pope 
D) Dryden

Question 2

Which style of art gradually replaced Rococo in the late 1700s?

Accepted Answer

A) Style Galant 
B) Realism 
C) Neo-Classicism 
D) Romanesque 
A) Style Galant 
B) Realism 
C) Neo-Classicism 
D) Romanesque

Question 3

What was the purpose of the Encyclopédie?

Accepted Answer

A) To facilitate schoolchildren's research 
B) To classify contemporary knowledge 
C) To codify religious and moral doctrine 
D) To promote the monarchy of Louis XV 
A) To facilitate schoolchildren's research 
B) To classify contemporary knowledge 
C) To codify religious and moral doctrine 
D) To promote the monarchy of Louis XV

Question 4

Who was the first great French rococo painter d.1721?

Accepted Answer

A) Boucher 
B) Watteau 
C) Fragonard 
D) Hogarth 
A) Boucher 
B) Watteau 
C) Fragonard 
D) Hogarth

Question 5

Who is considered to be the "Father of Archeology"?

Accepted Answer

A) Jacques-Louis David 
B) Heinrich Schütz 
C) Balthazar Neumann 
D) Johannes Winckelmann 
A) Jacques-Louis David 
B) Heinrich Schütz 
C) Balthazar Neumann 
D) Johannes Winckelmann

Question 6

What church near Bamberg, Germany exemplifies the Rococo style in architecture?

Accepted Answer

A) Saint Bartholomew's Church 
B) Brunswick Cathedral 
C) Weissmann Chapel 
D) Vierzehnheiligen Pilgrim Church 
A) Saint Bartholomew's Church 
B) Brunswick Cathedral 
C) Weissmann Chapel 
D) Vierzehnheiligen Pilgrim Church

Question 7

Which Austrian musician is often considered the "Father of the Symphony"?

Accepted Answer

A) Haydn 
B) Mozart 
C) Beethoven 
D) Bach 
A) Haydn 
B) Mozart 
C) Beethoven 
D) Bach

Question 8

_______________________ Turbulent period in France from 1792-1795

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Turbulent period in France from 1792-1795...

Question 9

_______________________ Italian word for "fast," used to indicate a lively musical tempo

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Italian word for "fast," used to...

Question 10

Which musical figure is most associated with the transition from Classical to Romantic music?

Accepted Answer

A) Bach 
B) Handel 
C) Beethoven 
D) Brahms 
A) Bach 
B) Handel 
C) Beethoven 
D) Brahms

Question 11

Who were "Enlightened Despots"?

Accepted Answer

A) Poor citizens sent to public schools 
B) Liberal-minded monarchs 
C) Learned vagabonds 
D) Philosophers who espoused hedonism 
A) Poor citizens sent to public schools 
B) Liberal-minded monarchs 
C) Learned vagabonds 
D) Philosophers who espoused hedonism

Question 12

What appears to have been the purpose of Fragonard's paintings?

Accepted Answer

A) To bolster the French monarchy 
B) To foster French Nationalism 
C) To critique the Bourgeoisie 
D) To entertain the eye 
A) To bolster the French monarchy 
B) To foster French Nationalism 
C) To critique the Bourgeoisie 
D) To entertain the eye

Question 13

What was the view of human nature held by Jonathan Swift?

Accepted Answer

A) That humans were both irrational and intelligent 
B) That humans were essentially selfish and base 
C) That humans were rational and innovative 
D) That humans were fundamentally weak 
A) That humans were both irrational and intelligent 
B) That humans were essentially selfish and base 
C) That humans were rational and innovative 
D) That humans were fundamentally weak

Question 14

_______________________ Artist of Marriage à la Mode series of paintings

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Artist of Marriage à la Mode...

Question 15

_______________________ Musical form in three sections: Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Musical form in three sections: Exposition,...

Question 16

_______________________ Eighteenth-century English literary group who revered Rome

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Eighteenth-century English literary group who revered...

Question 17

What archeological excavations influenced the artistic and intellectual culture of the late 1800s?

Accepted Answer

A) The excavations at Carthage 
B) The excavations at Knossos 
C) The excavations at Pompeii 
D) The excavations at Alexandria 
A) The excavations at Carthage 
B) The excavations at Knossos 
C) The excavations at Pompeii 
D) The excavations at Alexandria

Question 18

What are the characteristics of the Rococo style of art?

Accepted Answer

The characteristics of the roc

Question 19

_______________________ King who said "Après moi le déluge" After me, the flood)

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ King who said "Après moi le...

Question 20

What Italian painter of the Rococo period depicted religious subjects on a grand scale?

Accepted Answer

A) Carriera 
B) Tiepolo 
C) Borghese 
D) Canova 
A) Carriera 
B) Tiepolo 
C) Borghese 
D) Canova

Which English writer championed women's rights and challenged traditional ideas about education?

Which style of art gradually replaced Rococo in the late 1700s?

What was the purpose of the Encyclopédie?

Who was the first great French rococo painter d.1721?

Who is considered to be the "Father of Archeology"?

What church near Bamberg, Germany exemplifies the Rococo style in architecture?

Which Austrian musician is often considered the "Father of the Symphony"?

_______________________ Turbulent period in France from 1792-1795

_______________________ Italian word for "fast," used to indicate a lively musical tempo

Which musical figure is most associated with the transition from Classical to Romantic music?

Who were "Enlightened Despots"?

What appears to have been the purpose of Fragonard's paintings?

What was the view of human nature held by Jonathan Swift?

_______________________ Artist of Marriage à la Mode series of paintings

_______________________ Musical form in three sections: Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation

_______________________ Eighteenth-century English literary group who revered Rome

What archeological excavations influenced the artistic and intellectual culture of the late 1800s?

What are the characteristics of the Rococo style of art?

_______________________ King who said "Après moi le déluge" After me, the flood)

What Italian painter of the Rococo period depicted religious subjects on a grand scale?

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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Exam 15: The Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

Which English writer championed women's rights and challenged traditional ideas about education?

Which style of art gradually replaced Rococo in the late 1700s?

What was the purpose of the Encyclopédie?

Who was the first great French rococo painter d.1721?

Who is considered to be the "Father of Archeology"?

What church near Bamberg, Germany exemplifies the Rococo style in architecture?

Which Austrian musician is often considered the "Father of the Symphony"?

_______________________ Turbulent period in France from 1792-1795

_______________________ Italian word for "fast," used to indicate a lively musical tempo

Which musical figure is most associated with the transition from Classical to Romantic music?

Who were "Enlightened Despots"?

What appears to have been the purpose of Fragonard's paintings?

What was the view of human nature held by Jonathan Swift?

_______________________ Artist of Marriage à la Mode series of paintings

_______________________ Musical form in three sections: Exposition, Development, and Recapitulation

_______________________ Eighteenth-century English literary group who revered Rome

What archeological excavations influenced the artistic and intellectual culture of the late 1800s?

What are the characteristics of the Rococo style of art?

_______________________ King who said "Après moi le déluge" After me, the flood)

What Italian painter of the Rococo period depicted religious subjects on a grand scale?

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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