What was Bernini's inspo

The autobiography of a Carmelite mystic

Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Romantic personality?

Embraces the Enlightenment emphasis on reason

In what way does Bernini's David differ from Michelangelo's David?

Portrayal of David in the midst of action

What is a feature of Transcendentalism?

It valued intuition and self-reliance.

Which of the following statements about the French Revolution is FALSE?

It served as a model for the American Revolution that shortly followed.

Why was Prometheus a favorite fictional hero of the Romantics?

He is a tragic hero, driven by search 4 divine wisdom creative inspiration.

What idea was central to the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau?

Societies and their institutions corrupt human beings.

What was a primary goal of Diderot's Encyclopédie?

Transform society through knowledge.

What does John Locke's conception of the tabula rasa support?

The idea that human knowledge derives from sensory experience

Why were mirrors and windows an important part of the aristocratic baroque?

They were a theatrical display of changing light in limitless space.

Which is true of the late eighteenth-century revolutions?

They put Enlightenment ideals into action.

What were St. Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises designed to do?

Employ senses to strengthen a beliebe direct& intuitive experience of God

What role was NOT among those of John Donne?

Architect of Saint Paul's Cathedral

Which of the following is NOT true of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche?

He presented a well-reasoned, philosophic system.

Which description of the plays of Molière is accurate?

They often included musical interludes.

In Civilization and Its Discontents, what does Freud say about religion?

It must be classed among humankind's mass delusions.

What did Albert Einstein and other twentieth-century physicists discover?

Newtonian laws of physics did not function at the microscopic level.

What belief is reflected in Alexander Pope's saying, "A mighty maze! but not without a plan"?

Nature is rational, but divinely ordered.

In what way did Ingres’ Grande Odalisque deviate from the principles of Neoclassical art?

Disproportionately elongated the body of his female subject

How did painters of "the sublime" view nature?

An awesome power that is overwhelming.

What was NOT a focus of artists in the Rococo style of painting?

Stark contrasts of light and dark

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1
The term “baroque” in painting comprises all of the following EXCEPT which feature?
Strict compositional symmetry
Illusionistic effects
Theatrical flamboyance
2
What is NOT a stereotype of a woman, as presented by nineteenth-century writers?
Angelic
Independent-minded
Nurturing
3
What was Bernini's inspo
The biblical book of Revelations
The autobiography of a Carmelite mystic
The story of the fall of Adam and Eve
4
Which of the genres in which Rembrandt worked was the most lucrative for the Dutch painter?
Landscape
Group portraiture
Self-portraiture
5
Which of the following does NOT accurately describe the Romantic personality?
Often experiences "the spontaneous overflow of feelings"
Is a champion of life and liberty
Embraces the Enlightenment emphasis on reason
6
In what way does Bernini's David differ from Michelangelo's David?
Use of marble
Omission of Goliath's severed head
Portrayal of David in the midst of action
7
What is a feature of Transcendentalism?
It promoted violent resistance against unjust government.
It valued intuition and self-reliance.
It began in England and traveled to America.
8
What do John Constable's paintings usually focus on?
religious stoires
Political leaders
everyday life
9
What theory of Adolf Hitler inspired the Holocaust?
Collective subconscious
Aryan racial superiority
Communism
10
As court painter to King Charles I of England, ________ produced elegant, idealized portraits of his patrons.
Rubens
van Dyck
Velazquez
11
Which of the following statements about the French Revolution is FALSE?
It resulted largely from social inequality and economic turmoil.
It served as a model for the American Revolution that shortly followed.
It degenerated into a Reign of Terror followed by a military dictatorship.
12
Elaborate metaphors that compare two apparently dissimilar objects or emotions with the goal of shocking or surprising t
Conceits
Motifs
Librettos
13
Why was Prometheus a favorite fictional hero of the Romantics?
He is a tragic hero, driven by search 4 divine wisdom creative inspiration.
He was transformed into a monster.
He transforms from an evil creature into a benign, noble hero.
14
What idea was central to the philosophy of Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
Societies and their institutions corrupt human beings.
Societies move toward increased social equality.
Societies work towards improving human beings.
15
According to Freud, civilization was the product of what condition?
Unchecked libido, or sex drive
Ego's sublimation of the id
Undirected power of the id
16
What was a primary goal of Diderot's Encyclopédie?
Incite rebellion against an insensitive and oppressive aristocracy.
Transform society through knowledge.
Create a universal language.
17
Newton's Principia promoted the idea of a uniform and intelligible universe that operated as systematically
physics
engineering
chemistry
18
What does John Locke's conception of the tabula rasa support?
Human behavior is innate and determined from birth.
Descartes' claim, "I think, therefore I am"
The idea that human knowledge derives from sensory experience
19
Why were mirrors and windows an important part of the aristocratic baroque?
They reinforced the idea that God was watching.
They were a theatrical display of changing light in limitless space.
They were both newly developed technologies.
20
What is represented in the art of Poussin?
Theatrical music
Baroque passion
Academic classicism
21
Which scientist was forced by the church to recant his own findings?
Isaac Newton
Nicolas Copernicus
Galileo Galilei
22
What landmark work, produced by Coleridge and Wordsworth, marked the birth of the Romantic movement in England?
Faust
Leaves of Grass
Lyrical Ballads
23
Which writer initiated a variant form of literary Realism known as naturalism?
Dickens
Zole
Dostoevsky
24
Which is true of the late eighteenth-century revolutions?
They put Enlightenment ideals into action.
They inspired great works of satire.
They took place in almost every part of Europe.
25
In the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels envisioned the new ruling class to be which of the following?
The bourgeoisie
The entrepreneurs
The proletariat
26
Who was a leading figure in the evolution of academic art?
Vermeer
Rembrandt
Poussin
27
What were St. Ignatius Loyola's Spiritual Exercises designed to do?
Train a Christian to think critically about the Catholic doctrine
Strengthen an intellectual and logical relationship with God
Employ senses to strengthen a beliebe direct& intuitive experience of God
28
Freud theorized that the libido was an important drive of the ______.
superego
id
ego
29
Which of the following artists' works greatly emphasized the sensuality of the body and were openly erotic?
Watteau
Greuze
Boucher
30
Freud theorized that human instinct was driven by which of the following?
love
sex
hate
31
What role was NOT among those of John Donne?
Architect of Saint Paul's Cathedral
Dean of Saint Paul's Cathedral
Writer of sonnets
32
Which of the following statements best describes Louis XIV's concept of government?
"let them eat cake" = aristocracy
"I am the state" = absolutism
"God's will be done" = theocracy
33
Queen Elizabeth of England was unmarried, bore no sons, and was the last ruler of her direct family line. wat gov did
Absolute monarchy
Constitutional monarchy
Dictatorship
34
Which of the following is NOT true of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche?
He rejected organized Christianity.
A professor of Greek, he wrote poetry.
He presented a well-reasoned, philosophic system.
35
Which is NOT a way in which the works of Caravaggio embrace the baroque?
Their appeal to the senses
The dramatic contrast of light and dark
The depiction of noble figures
36
Which description of the plays of Molière is accurate?
They depend largely on intricate plots.
They often included musical interludes.
They described the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
37
What is the subject of Milton’s landmark epic, Paradise Lost?
The fall of Adam and Eve
The story of King Arthur
A hero who visits hell and heaven
38
Which influential handbook reflected the mysticism and militancy of the Jesuit order?
Visions
Confessions
Spiritual Exercises
39
According to Locke's view of the social contract, ultimate power rests with whom?
the people
The church
The military
40
In Civilization and Its Discontents, what does Freud say about religion?
It serves efficiently to temper human aggression.
It is a political tool to control mass opinion.
It must be classed among humankind's mass delusions.
41
What was a reason that both Protestants and Catholics opposed the heliocentric theory?
It contradicted Scripture.
It was a form of pagan Sun God worship.
It had no empirical basis.
42
Who was the founding figure of the Society of Jesus?
Bernini
Saint Teresa
Milton
Loyola
43
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein parallels the tragedy of which mythological hero?
Sisyphus
Odysseus
Prometheus
44
What did Albert Einstein and other twentieth-century physicists discover?
Newtonian laws of physics did not function at the microscopic level.
Newtonian laws of physics only functioned at the cosmic level.
Physical laws correspond exactly with the world of sense perception.
45
The belief in a mechanistic universe fashioned by a Creator God who does not directly intervene in its affairs is called
deism
agnosticism
atheism
46
What belief is reflected in Alexander Pope's saying, "A mighty maze! but not without a plan"?
Human progress is inevitable.
Nature is rational, but divinely ordered.
God has no function in modern society.
47
In what way did Ingres’ Grande Odalisque deviate from the principles of Neoclassical art?
Used murky colors that obscured objects in the composition
Disproportionately elongated the body of his female subject
Depicted female nudity
48
Rembrandt's etchings were especially popular among which group?
Catholic aristocrats
Dutch royalists
Middle class
49
Many Enlightenment thinkers believed that human behavior was governed by what force?
Ambition and warlike behavior
The earth's revolution around the sun
Natural laws
50
How did painters of "the sublime" view nature?
A resource for humans to exploit.
A well-ordered system governed by mathematics.
An awesome power that is overwhelming.
51
What was NOT a focus of artists in the Rococo style of painting?
Delicate colors and fragile forms
The leisure life of the aristocracy
Stark contrasts of light and dark
52
Which work was the most famous antislavery novel in America?
Songs of Innocence
Uncle tom's cabin
Sense and Sensibility
53
“Whatever is, is right” reflects the philosophic optimism of which Enlightenment thinker?
Jonathan Swift
Alexander Pope
William Hogarth
54
What was the primary inspiration for the Academic artists of the French Baroque?
Desire to break all the rules
Passion for untamed nature
Legacy of ancient Greece and Rome
55
According to Hobbes, society must submit to rule by a strong individual for what reason?
Divine right of kingship is sanctioned by the Bible.
People are by nature warlike and selfish.
Societies become corrupt as they mature.
56
What was the predominant theme of Rococo paintings?
Pursuit of pleasure
Ubiquity of death and suffering
Nobility of patriotic self-sacrifice
57
Which figure famously recanted his scientific theories in 1633 after having been put on trial for heresy?
Newton
Copernicus
Galileo
58
Which of the following is NOT true of the painting of the Arcadian Shepherds, with the statement "Et in Arcadia Ego"?
It is a reflection of the influence of Renaissance masters like Raphael.
It is an example of the French academic style.
It is set in the contemporary times of the artist.
59
What was Francis Bacon's term for the false dogmas or teachings that hindered clear thinking?
Icons
Idols
Identities
60
According to Carl Jung, what feature manifests itself throughout history in the form of dreams, myths, and fairytales?
Archetypes
An individual’s psyche
The superego
61
in the Communist Manifesto, Marx and Engels prophesized that a revolution would make the ________ the new ruling class.
proletariat
entrepreneurs
capitalists
62
What was the primary motivating force for late nineteenth-century colonialism?
Conversion of non-Christians
Lands to settle
Raw materials and expanding markets
63
What does the title of Francis Bacon’s landmark work, Novum Organum, mean?
"Not organic"
"New method"
"Inductive logic"
64
What description of William Hogarth's work is accurate?
It was inspired by Hobbes' philosophy.
It was satirical.
It offered pointed attacks on the American Revolution.
65
In his travel narrative, what does Olaudah Equiano express?
Criticism of so-called Christians who would enslave other humans.
Justification 4 slavery by affirming his own father kept slaves in Africa.
Praise for those who captured him as his "liberators."
66
Which of the following is true of Darwin's The Origin of Species?
It reflected Darwin's atheistic beliefs.
It demonstrated the pre-eminence of human beings in the natural world.
shattered peace of Renaissance humanists Enlightenment philosophes.
67
Which is NOT a characteristic of Italian baroque churches?
vast domes
Minimal ornamentation
Magnificent altarpieces
68
Domenikos Theotokopoulos, the creator of The Agony in the Garden, is better known as who?
Barocco
Bernini
El Greco
69
Both El Greco and Velázquez served in the courts of which country?
England
Spain
France
70
The Dutch painter Maria van Oosterwyck excelled in which genre?
Still life painting
The group portrait
Landscape painting
71
Who is the protagonist in Goethe's Faust?
A valiant war hero who frees his people from captivity
A corrupt king who wants to rule the world
A scientist with an unlimited thirst for knowledge
72
What literary style dominated American fiction and the visual arts as a result of the Great Depression?
Stream-of-consciousness
Social realism
Surrealism
73
Who was the leading political figure to emerge from the Russian Revolution of 1917?
Vladimir Lenin
Adolf Hitler
Joseph Stalin
74
who inspired thomas jefferson & montesquie
John Locke
Thomas Hobbes
Adam Smith
75
Academic art, as envisioned by Louis XIV and his followers, depended primarily on what element?
Neoclassical principles
Vivid illusionism
Medieval models
76
Henry Fielding and Samuel Richardson were both noted eighteenth-century writers of which new literary form?
the short story
the novel
The essay
77
Which Romantic artist created a series of prints focusing on the brutality and horror of war?
Theodore Gericault
John Constable
Fransico Goya
78
Darwin's writings affirmed all EXCEPT which of the following?
There are a fixed number of species.
Humans ther animals are all related 2 their kinship to lower forms of life.
Those creatures best suited to their environment survive
79
What is NOT a feature of Neoclassicism?
Revival of Greco-Roman culture
A reaction against the Rococo style
Emphasis on sensuous curves and delicate figures
80
Which of the following does NOT describe the baroqe style?
Spatial grandeur
Theatrical flamboyance
Restrained and relaxing
81
Voltaire's Candide satirizes what idea?
All men are created equal.
This is the best of all possible worlds.
The sun revolves around the earth.
82
Which of the following best describes the general philosophical writers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries
Unfocused
Militaristic
Optimistic
83
Which is NOT true about Gentileschi's Judith Slaying Holofernes?
The painting depicts a small and weak heroine.
The painting is similar to Caravaggio's works in style.
The painting possibly reflects the artist's painful personal experiences.
84
David's Oath of the Horatii is notable for which of the following?
Rejection of classical ideals
Emphasis on reason and intellect over emotion and sentiment
Use of pastels and soft colors
85
Who engravings exposed the social ills& class discrepancies of British society even as they mocked universal human vices
William Hogarth
Jonathon Swift
Olaudah Equiano
86
What act was Louis XIV NOT responsible for?
Contributing to the development of professional dance
Authorizing a new translation of the Bible
Used architecture to symbolize his royal power
87
Who influenced fashion and the arts at Versailles and commissioned Boucher to paint her portrait?
The Marquise du Chételet
Madame de Pompadour
Marie Antoinette
88
What feature of Wren's design for Saint Paul's Cathedral in London reflects its Baroque style?
Dramatic exterior
Basilica design
Latin-cross structure
89
What description of Bernini’s Ecstasy of Saint Teresa is accurate?
It is located in a German church.
It is a Mannerist painting.
It is theatrical in presentation.
90
In Voltaire's Candide, who is the character of Pangloss modeled on?
Condorcet
Condorcet
Leibniz
91
Which writer was part of the Transcendentalist movement?
Mary Shelley
Frederick Douglass
Ralph Waldo Emerson
92
The French salon, center of intellectual debate, was usually organized by whom?
Noblewomen
Members of the literary academy
Political leaders
93
What term most accurately describes the style of Parmigianino’s Madonna of the Long Neck?
Baroque
Neoclassical
Mannerist
94
One of the most influential Baroque artists was ________, the designer of the piazza in front of St. Peter’s Basilica.
Parmigianino
Parmigianino
Bernini
95
Donne's metaphysical poetry depends largely on the use of what element?
Complex images known as "conceits"
Fugues
Rich impasto text
96
Who argued that human beings can better the world through the use of certain innate capabilities of mind?
Hogarth
Voltaire
Kant
97
Which of the following is NOT generally considered a painter of the Rococo style?
Watteau
Chaurdin
Boucher
98
The fusion of art/politics that exalted the ideal of servicesacrifice to one’s country is exemplified by which landmark?
Hogarth's The Marriage Transaction
Greuze's Village Bethrothal
David's The Oath of Horatii
99
What was a feature of Nietzsche's new morality?
Absolute moral truth
Privilege for the "superman"
100
Questioning the value of reason for the advancement of the human condition, argued that society is corrupted humankind.
Kant
Hogarth
Rousseau

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