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1
Who supported his/her family with painting after his/her father died?
Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun
Jean-Honore Fragonard
Jean-Antoine Wateau
Michelangelo
2
A common subject of
Rococo
paintings is
religious conviction
Pursuit of Love
Power and glory
historical events
3
The following statue of George Washington believed to be the most accurate was created by
JEAN-ANTOINE HOUDON
HORATIO GREENOUGH
John Singleton Copley
Antonio Canova
4
A person who seeks wisdom is known as a...
Philosopher
czar
sultan
monarch
5
Which is NOT true of Neoclassical art?
it was a reaction against Rococo
it was based on ornate decoration and foilage and plants
it was used as the art of the French revolution
it was the style of art embraced by America's forefathers
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The Swing
by Jean-Hanore Fragonard is similar to other Rococo paintings in that it
uses tenebrism to sharply contrast dark and light
is concerned with the classical ideals of Polykleitos
is innovative and experimental in painting techniques
uses pastel palette
7
Copernicus discovered the following:
The Earth has a moon
The Earth is the center of the universe
The Earth revolves around the Sun
The stars revolve around the Earth
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In the 1700s which people rejected traditional ideas & accepted human reason is the Age of...?
Printing Press
Enlightenment
Imperialism
Renaissance
9
This building, Monticello, was designed by:
Thomas Jefferson
Louis Le Vau
Jues Hardouin- Mansart
George Washington
10
Which is NOT a characteristic of Rococo art?
the subjects were make-believe, and game playing
it was the art of the aristocracy
the colors were dark and the mood was morbid
the emphasis was on light
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What did philosophers begin to question?
Education
Government
All of the above
Religion
12
Isaac Newton developed the Law of
Relativity
Gravity
Ptolemy
Geolty
13
Who was a famous scientist during the Scientific Revolution/Age of Enlightenment?
Steve Jobs
Paul Jones
Leonardo Da Vinci
Sir Isaac Newton
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Who wrote Gulliver's Travels?
T.S. Eliot
Beethoven
Jane Austen
Johnathon Swift
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Why does the Enlightenment come to be called the
Age of Reason
?
It's a time when people used reason to solve world problems.
All of these.
It’s a time when people became more religious.
It’s a time when it was reasonable to be superstitious.
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Who was not a philosopher of the Enlightenment?
Locke
Rousseau
Da Vinci
voltaire
17
The following image is an example of
Neo-classicism
Realism
Rococo
Romanticism
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The following image is from which art period?
Italian Baroque
Rococo
Baroque
Neoclassical
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Elizabeth Vigee-Lebrun is famous for her portraits, especially that of
Napolean
Marie Antoniette
Greek gods
King Louis XIV
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What is the Declaration of Independence?
A set of rules about the U.S. government
A document declaring independence from the South
A document declaring independence from King George III
A document inspired by benevolent dictators
