VPA - Baroque Period (McD)

Question 1

Caravaggio's works are found mostly in:

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churches

Question 2

The "drama" of action in Caravaggio's paintings often comes from:

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diagonal axes of the figures

Question 3

The preferred medium for most baroque painters was:

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oil

Question 4

He established Academies to heighten France's artistic influence:

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Louis XIV

Question 5

Vivaldi composed this famous concerto as a part of his Four Seasons (Spring):

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La Primavera

Question 6

When a small group of instruments plays in a concert or with a larger orchestra:

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concerto

Question 7

The person who professionalized dance in France:

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Jean Baptiste Lully

Question 8

Because Tartuffe is a pious man that commits sinful acts, he is considered a:

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hypocrite

Question 9

Bach composed this dramatic organ piece made famous in a movie version of Phantom of the Opera.

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Toccata Fugue in D Minor

Question 10

This structure best shows a compromise between Baroque excess and Neoclassical restraint:

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Palace at Versailles

Question 11

The Catholic Church was still a leading patron of baroque art in order to:

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recruit and educate followers

Question 12

The main theme of the Ecstacy of St. Teresa was

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God's love in physical form

Question 13

Handel composed this famous piece to conclude the second part of his oratorio, Messiah:

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Hallelujah Chorus

Question 14

Rembrandt was known for all of these EXCEPT

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violent biblical themes

Question 15

Rembrandt's most famous group portrait that was considered his last great work.

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The Nightwatch

Question 16

Rembrandt, and his contemporaries in Northern Europe, mostly painted which subject matter?

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portraits, still lifes & landscapes

Question 17

These two features are key to the Baroque musical style:

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improvisation and ornamentation

Question 18

Which is NOT characteristic of Caravaggio's work?

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symmetrical composition

Question 19

The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles best demonstrates these elements:

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light and extravagance

Question 20

The most unique quality of Velazquez's painting, Las Meninas, is that it:

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shows two perspectively at once.

Question 21

Ballet was introduced to France by:

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Catherine de' Medici

Question 22

Tartuffe justifies his lust for Elmire by explaining that:

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beauty is a heavenly creation

Question 23

Louis XIV used ballet as the official court dance in order to:

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assert his wealth and power

Question 24

Baroque artists were revolutionary for making...

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sacred works look secular

Question 25

The musical form that fuses music, theatre, painting and dance:

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opera

Question 26

Painting technique for lighting that makes images appear like they are coming from the dark.

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tenebrism

Question 27

Caravaggio's Calling of St. Matthew tells the story of:

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recruitment of Matthew as a disciple

Question 28

Everything below was true about Caravaggio, EXCEPT that he:

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was inspired by Leonardo da Vinci.

Question 29

They were the patrons of most Baroque artwork:

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The Catholic Church

Question 30

This was Tartuffe's profession:

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clergyman

Question 31

Rembrandt is from this country:

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Holland

Question 32

Baroque architecture was used to show the:

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power of religion and absolute authority

Question 33

This dance was performed in 3/4 time at the courts of Louis XIV:

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Minuet

Question 34

The only major Baroque structure to incorporate Gothic styles:

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St. Paul's Cathedral

Question 35

The floor plan of this Spanish structure was created in honor of the martyr St. Lawrence:

Accepted Answer

El Escorial

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