Question 1

Who was the leading painter in the court of Spanish king Philip IV?

Accepted Answer

A) Monteverdi 
B) Goya 
C) Velázquez 
D) de Loma 
A) Monteverdi 
B) Goya 
C) Velázquez 
D) de Loma C

Question 2

What two musical genres emerged in the seventeenth century?

Accepted Answer

A) Opera and concerto grosso 
B) Madrigal and ayre 
C) Symphony and string quartet 
D) Motet and rondo 
A) Opera and concerto grosso 
B) Madrigal and ayre 
C) Symphony and string quartet 
D) Motet and rondo A

Question 3

What was the name of the predominant European art style of the 1600s?

Accepted Answer

A) Renaissance 
B) Baroque 
C) Rococo 
D) Arcadian 
A) Renaissance 
B) Baroque 
C) Rococo 
D) Arcadian B

Question 4

Which French painter saw his work as a protest against the excesses of the Baroque?

Accepted Answer

A) Moliėre 
B) La Tour 
C) Vermeer 
D) Poussin 
A) Moliėre 
B) La Tour 
C) Vermeer 
D) Poussin

Question 5

_______________________ Novel telling a story involving a rogue or adventurer

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Novel telling a story involving a...

Question 6

Which French king was called the "Sun King"?

Accepted Answer

A) Charles V 
B) Charles X 
C) Louis XIV 
D) Louis XVI 
A) Charles V 
B) Charles X 
C) Louis XIV 
D) Louis XVI

Question 7

Who was the first great genius in the history of opera?

Accepted Answer

A) Bach 
B) Monteverdi 
C) Rameau 
D) Vivaldi 
A) Bach 
B) Monteverdi 
C) Rameau 
D) Vivaldi

Question 8

Which artistic style is reflected in the external decoration of the Palace of Versailles, especially its classically balanced threes and emphasis on the horizontal?

Accepted Answer

A) Byzantine 
B) Classical Greek 
C) Gothic 
D) Renaissance 
A) Byzantine 
B) Classical Greek 
C) Gothic 
D) Renaissance

Question 9

What two qualities characteristic of Rubens' painting are seen in The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus?

Accepted Answer

A) Drab color and focus on natural landscape 
B) Energy and female sensuality 
C) Chiaroscuro and an idyllic setting 
D) Motionlessness and sprezzatura 
A) Drab color and focus on natural landscape 
B) Energy and female sensuality 
C) Chiaroscuro and an idyllic setting 
D) Motionlessness and sprezzatura

Question 10

Who was the most important Italian sculptor of the Baroque Age?

Accepted Answer

A) Borromini 
B) Bernini 
C) Brunelleschi 
D) Gentileschi 
A) Borromini 
B) Bernini 
C) Brunelleschi 
D) Gentileschi

Question 11

Who was Rubens' assistant before beginning his own career as an artist?

Accepted Answer

A) Heinrich Schütz 
B) Annibale Carracci 
C) Diego Velázquez 
D) Anthony van Dyck 
A) Heinrich Schütz 
B) Annibale Carracci 
C) Diego Velázquez 
D) Anthony van Dyck

Question 12

Which French philosopher is often called the "Father of Modern Philosophy"?

Accepted Answer

A) Sartre 
B) Racine 
C) Descartes 
D) Moliere 
A) Sartre 
B) Racine 
C) Descartes 
D) Moliere

Question 13

_______________________ Roman Catholic movement formed in reaction to rise of Protestantism

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Roman Catholic movement formed in reaction...

Question 14

_______________________ Sacred musical drama performed without action, scenery, or costume

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Sacred musical drama performed without action,...

Question 15

_______________________ Musical composition contrasting a full orchestra with a small group of soloists

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Musical composition contrasting a full orchestra...

Question 16

Who was the creator of French Baroque comedy?

Accepted Answer

A) Racine 
B) Molière 
C) Corneille 
D) Rameau 
A) Racine 
B) Molière 
C) Corneille 
D) Rameau

Question 17

According to Hobbes, what are laws created to protect people from?

Accepted Answer

A) The government 
B) Human greed and aggression 
C) The church 
D) The university system 
A) The government 
B) Human greed and aggression 
C) The church 
D) The university system

Question 18

What was John Locke's most influential work 1690)on ideas and learning? According to Locke, are ideas innate? If not, from where do they come?

Accepted Answer

John Locke's most influential work was A

Question 19

_______________________ Poetic form Milton used for Paradise Lost

Accepted Answer

The answer of _______________________ Poetic form Milton used for Paradise...

Question 20

What was added to performances of operas by Lully and Rameau at the court of Louis XIV?

Accepted Answer

A) ballet 
B) concerto grosso 
C) organ accompaniment 
D) waltz 
A) ballet 
B) concerto grosso 
C) organ accompaniment 
D) waltz

Who was the leading painter in the court of Spanish king Philip IV?

What two musical genres emerged in the seventeenth century?

What was the name of the predominant European art style of the 1600s?

Which French painter saw his work as a protest against the excesses of the Baroque?

_______________________ Novel telling a story involving a rogue or adventurer

Which French king was called the "Sun King"?

Who was the first great genius in the history of opera?

Which artistic style is reflected in the external decoration of the Palace of Versailles, especially its classically balanced threes and emphasis on the horizontal?

What two qualities characteristic of Rubens' painting are seen in The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus?

Who was the most important Italian sculptor of the Baroque Age?

Who was Rubens' assistant before beginning his own career as an artist?

Which French philosopher is often called the "Father of Modern Philosophy"?

_______________________ Roman Catholic movement formed in reaction to rise of Protestantism

_______________________ Sacred musical drama performed without action, scenery, or costume

_______________________ Musical composition contrasting a full orchestra with a small group of soloists

Who was the creator of French Baroque comedy?

According to Hobbes, what are laws created to protect people from?

What was John Locke's most influential work 1690)on ideas and learning? According to Locke, are ideas innate? If not, from where do they come?

_______________________ Poetic form Milton used for Paradise Lost

What was added to performances of operas by Lully and Rameau at the court of Louis XIV?

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 Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

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 14: The High Renaissance in the North

Who was the leading painter in the court of Spanish king Philip IV?

What two musical genres emerged in the seventeenth century?

What was the name of the predominant European art style of the 1600s?

Which French painter saw his work as a protest against the excesses of the Baroque?

_______________________ Novel telling a story involving a rogue or adventurer

Which French king was called the "Sun King"?

Who was the first great genius in the history of opera?

Which artistic style is reflected in the external decoration of the Palace of Versailles, especially its classically balanced threes and emphasis on the horizontal?

What two qualities characteristic of Rubens' painting are seen in The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus?

Who was the most important Italian sculptor of the Baroque Age?

Who was Rubens' assistant before beginning his own career as an artist?

Which French philosopher is often called the "Father of Modern Philosophy"?

_______________________ Roman Catholic movement formed in reaction to rise of Protestantism

_______________________ Sacred musical drama performed without action, scenery, or costume

_______________________ Musical composition contrasting a full orchestra with a small group of soloists

Who was the creator of French Baroque comedy?

According to Hobbes, what are laws created to protect people from?

What was John Locke's most influential work 1690)on ideas and learning? According to Locke, are ideas innate? If not, from where do they come?

_______________________ Poetic form Milton used for Paradise Lost

What was added to performances of operas by Lully and Rameau at the court of Louis XIV?

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 Seventeenth Century: the Baroque Era

The Eighteenth Century

Romanticism, Realism, and Photography

Toward the Modern Era: 1870-1914

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

Filters