Duplicado de ACTIVITY 4

Question 1

Who wrote the work "General History of the Things of New Spain"?

Accepted Answer

Benardino de Sahagún

Question 2

What is happening in Pluto and Proserpina by Bernini?

Accepted Answer

The abduction of Proserpina by Pluto

Question 3

What major religious movements influenced the Baroque period?

Accepted Answer

The Reformation and Counter-Reformation

Question 4

What was one solution to the identity problem in New Spain?

Accepted Answer

Architecture as a representation of identity

Question 5

Who painted Las Meninas?

Accepted Answer

Diego Velázquez

Question 6

What makes Ecstasy of St. Teresa a typical Baroque sculpture?

Accepted Answer

Its intense emotional expression and movement

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Baroque art?

Accepted Answer

Balanced and symmetrical compositions

Question 8

Which of the following buildings was designed by Francesco Borromini?

Accepted Answer

San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane

Question 9

What artistic technique did Caravaggio use to create strong contrasts between light and dark?

Accepted Answer

Tenebrism

Question 10

In Las Meninas, who can be seen reflected in the mirror?

Accepted Answer

The King and Queen of Spain

Question 11

Which artistic style was more significant in New Spain than in Spain?

Accepted Answer

Baroque

Question 12

What was the original meaning of the word "baroque"?

Accepted Answer

B) An irregular pearl or gem

Question 13

Which Baroque artist sculpted David, Pluto and Proserpina, and Ecstasy of St. Teresa?

Accepted Answer

Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Question 14

What architectural element characterizes Baroque buildings?

Accepted Answer

Elaborate ornamentation and dynamic forms

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