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This is a review test for an introduction to the humanities class.
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1
The figures in Poussin’s
Et in Arcadia Ego
were based on:
unidealized figures
Mannerist figures
classical Greek and Roman figures
stylized late medieval figures
2
Martin Luther taught that Christians should follow ...
Zwingli
Protestant Bishops
The Bible
Henry VIII
3
Which of the following documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066?
Beowulf
Song of Roland
Bayeux Tapestry
Domesday Book
4
What was the purpose or intent of David’s
Napoleon Crossing the Saint-Bernard
?
Religious devotion
Appeal to the church
Propaganda
Showing his talent
5
Who was considered the chief drafter of the American Declaration of Independence?
Thomas Jefferson
George Mason
Thomas Paine
John Adams
6
Which of the following is NOT true of Bernini’s
David
?
looks back to Renaissance
has motion and drama
is inspired by a Bible story
Is a realistic depiction
7
Which of the following is the Greek term for “the good or flourishing life”?
eudaimonia
energeia
arete
pistis
8
What was the most characteristic feature of Romantic painting?
The drama
Landscapes
Portraits
Visible brushstrokes
9
Multiple architectural orders were incorporated into the Colosseum, including ....
Corinthian and Ionic
Doric and Ionic
Doric and Composite
Composite and Minoan
10
Among the residents of Mesopotamia, which was the only monotheistic group?
the Babylonians
the Akkadians
the Hebrews
the Assyrians
11
Which Post-Impressionist artist was most influential to the development of Cubism?
Guaguin
Seurat
Cezanne
Van Gogh
12
Who showed that the five known planets moved around the sun on elliptical paths?
Antoni van Leewenhoek
rene Descartes
Galileo Galilei
Johannes Kepler
13
How does culture manifest itself?
in architecture
in the biology of a people
in the geography of a place
in the laws, customs, of a group
14
How does Caravaggio’s work support ideas of the Counter-Reformation?
it is dramatic
shows the miraculous in everyday life
it shows weakness of the papacy
it is spiritual
15
Which is NOT a characteristic of the Baroque art in the Dutch Republic?
popularity of landscapes
popularity of genre scenes
large scale paintings for Protestant Churches
small scale paintings for private homes
16
Which of the following terms refers to the land-owning aristocrats in ancient Rome?
patricians
pietas
vigils
plebeians
17
Which idea was NOT promoted by Francis Bacon?
experimentation
empirical observation
increased production
experiments must be repeatable
18
Which refers to the masonry structure spanning interior space and shaped like a half cylinder?
archivolt
trumeau
barrel vault
voussoir
19
Who is the legendary ruler of Crete’s ancient capital, Knossos?
Priam
Minos
Agamemnon
Aegeus
20
On the Athenian Acropolis, which of the following was considered the centerpiece?
the Erechteion
the Propylaia
Temple of Athena Nike
the Parthenon
21
In Rubens’
The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
, the composition forms:
a traingle
two intersecting diagonal lines
a pyramid
a diagonal line
22
Who is most associated with action painting?
Man Ray
Jackson Pollock
Willem de Kooning
Arshile Gorky
23
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Octavian
Mark Anthony
Trajan
Julius Caesar
24
When Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses to the door of a church in 1517, he initiated ...
Counter-Reformation
Catholic Reformation
High Renaissance
Protestant Reformation
25
Charlemagne was the only medieval ruler of ....
the Mediterranean region
nearly all Western Europe
Eastern and Western Europe
Scandinavia
26
What is the signature stylistic component of Rubens’s work?
mythological figures
Robust nudes
drama
political figures
27
Which of the following terms refers to the wooden floor of the Colosseum?
voussoir
vigils
arena
insula
28
The dome is of Hagia Sophia recalls the engineering brilliance of ...
Temple of Athena
treasury of Atreus at Micinae
Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem
Pantheon of Rome
29
Which is NOT true of Ingres'
La Grande Odalisque
?
suggests Romanticism
is sensuous yet distant
Fantasizes about oriental women
shows respect for non-Western cultures
30
Which best describes the epic
Beowulf
?
Scandinavian war story
fountain of youth story
story of flood
Pilgrimage story
31
What event caused Versailles to become the unofficial capital of France?
Louis XIV's court moved there
Paris was dangerous
Louis XIV wanted more power
Louis XIV was sick
32
Who is a character in William Shakespeare's
The Tempest
?
Lear
Thomas Hobbes
Caliban
Horatio
33
Which was the outcome of the Scientific Revolution?
emphasis on textual sources for knowledge
spread of Protestantism
economic growth
increased artistic patronage
34
Which of the following is the Greek term for city-state?
polis
acropolis
politeia
agora
35
Although Baroque art takes various forms, it is characterized by the attempt to ...
criticize society
present images objectively
involve the viewer
engage theological issues directly
36
The term “Pop Art” came to refer to art that reflects ...
consumer culture as its theme
the dynamic wave of social protest movements
the political agenda of the industrial state
the existential angst of the post war era
37
Who is the best known representative of Existentialism?
Franz Fanon
Simone de Beauvoir
Sigmund Freud
Jean Paul Sartre
38
On the sculpture of
Augustus of Primaporta
, which of the following is Cupid riding?
a satyr
a dolphin
a camel
a horse
39
What was feudalism modeled on?
monastic culture
Greek democracy
Roman patronage
code of chivalry
40
Ingres takes liberty with anatomical form in order to ...
follow neoclassical principles
recall Counter-Reformation
emphasize the lines of a woman's body
create a monstrous woman
41
Which ancient Greek city-state was the home to the Sanctuary of Apollo?
Corinth
Thebes
Athens
Delphi
42
Which of the terms refers to a state ruled by a god or by the god’s representative?
Theocracy
Henotheism
Polytheism
monotheism
43
Who is considered the author of the
Iliad
and the
Odyssey
?
Aristotle
Socrates
Homer
Plato
44
Which is considered the first monumental work made through the lost-wax casting technique?
the Cylinder Seal of Adda
statues from the Abu Temple
Standard of Ur
Head of an Akkadian Man
45
Which invading group attacked Rome from the north?
the Visigoths
the Vikings
the Huns
the Lombards
46
Who is the artist who painted this?
Goya
El Greco
Picasso
Velazquez
47
Who painted
Impression: Sunrise?
Edouard Manet
Camille Pissaro
Berthe Morisot
Claude Monet
48
What biblical story did Artemisia Gentileschi paint five times?
the Flood
the Annunciation
Judith and Holophernes
David and Goliath
49
Which contributes the most to the spread of intellectual ideas in the 16
th
and 17
th
centuries?
development of scientific method
printing technology
development of merchant class
political stability across Europe
50
What does Hobbes conclude in
Leviathan
?
humans have to submit to a higher authority
freedom is intellectual
monarchy is divinely ordained
industry is the only hope
51
Which is the name for a Greek vase with two handles?
labrys
pyx
amphora
arete
52
Which fashion designer revived the taste for elegance after WWII?
Courege
Ralph Lauren
Christian Dior
Coco Chanel
53
What was the benefit of the flying shuttle?
Larger pieces of cloth
rapid transportation
better ceramics
Mechanized parts
54
Which artist is most closely associated with a series of paintings of Campbell’s Soup cans?
Roy Lichtenstein
Andy Worhol
Tom Wasselmann
Claes Oldenburg
55
The mosaics of Justinian and Theodora remind the viewer ...
Follow Constantine
follow local rulers
Follow catholic Church
of rulers in Constantinople
56
Who among the Greek playwrights has written comedies?
Sophocles
Aristophanes
Euripides
Aeschylus
57
During the 1960s, which U.S.city was considered the center of the civil rights movement?
Berkeley, CA
Chicago, IL
New York, NY
Birmingham, AL
58
Which of the following is NOT true of Fragonard's
The Swing
?
depicts an amorous scene
shows a serious subject
it is flirtatious
shows indulgence of aristocacy
59
Which of the following best defines
myth?
a story that a culture assumes is true
a factual recounting of origin
a religious parable
an intentional fabrication
60
Which Egyptian leader is credited with unifying both Upper and Lower Egypt?
Khufu
Khafre
Djoser
Narmer
61
Who composed the V Symphony?
Mozart
Haydn
Brams
Beethoven
62
Who was commissioned to rebuild 52 of the churches destroyed in the Great Fire of London?
John Locke
Christopher Wren
Tomas Hobbes
John Milton
63
The Counter-Reformation was a response to...
Growth of Protestantism
the wealthy merchant class
political instability in Italy
Catholic monarchs
64
Titian and Venetian painters generally, are known for their . . .
careful use of line
sophisticated use of color
rigidly geometric and symmetrical compositions.
excellence in drawing
65
Who invented microbiology and improved the microscope?
Johannes Kepler
Rene Descartes
Anthoni van Leeuwenhoek
Galileo Galilei
66
Who is the legendary Minoan queen who gave birth to the Minotaur?
Ariadne
Pasiphae
Aegeus
Daedalus
67
Which of the following words is derived from the Greek word meaning “rule of the people”?
eudaimonia
democracy
arete
anarchy
68
What is the name of the system whereby the eldest son inherits all property?
nepotism
promogeniture
ex nihilo
sinecure
69
Why did Eduard Manet create large-scale, controversial works?
to embrace nature
to support revolutions
to attract attention
to shock the bourgeois audience
70
Who wrote
The Discourse on Method
and founded deism?
Rene Descartes
Johannes Kepler
Antoni van Leeuwenhoek
Galileo Galilei
71
Many ancient texts survived because ...
were written on long lasting materials
monks found them in libraries
monks valued them
Charlemagne ordered scribes to copy them
72
Who painted
The Raft of the Medusa
?
Theodore Gericault
Francisco Goya
Eugene Delacroix
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
73
Who is the artist who sculpted this?
Donatello
Bernini
Leonardo
Michelangelo
74
Who made a statue of David out of a cracked marble block?
Raphael
Leonardo
Michaelangelo
Donatello
75
Which can be translated as “virtue” and interpreted as “reaching one’s potential”?
arete
kyklos
tholos
labrys
76
Which of the following events solidified moderate white support for the civil rights movement?
Arrest of Martin Luther King
bombing of Baptist Church in Birmingham
arrest of marchers in Birmingham
boycott of Alabama stores and markets
77
Who created
LasMeninas
and became the only artist permitted to paint Spain’s King PhilipIV?
Francisco de Quevedo
Calderon de la Barca
Diego Velasquez
Lope Felix de Vega
78
In ancient Greek architecture, which of the following orders featured scrolled capitals?
Ionic
Corinthian
Doric
Composite
79
Which of the following provides an accurate translation for
memento mori
?
hint of happiness
reminder of wisdom
reminder of life
reminder of death
80
Which of the following structures is associated with the
oculus
?
Pont du Gard
Arch of Titus
Column of Trajan
Pantheon
81
Who is the author of “Tintern Abbey"?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
John Constable
John Keats
William Worsdworth
82
What technique did Caravaggio use to add drama to the scene?
foreshortening
chiaroscuro
perspective
tenebrism
83
In the colossal statue of David, Michelangelo created a body that is...
elongated
grotesque
idealized
realistic
84
Who launched the Protestant Reformation in Germany?
Henry VIII
John Knox
John Calvin
Martin Luther
85
Who imitated Titian's
Venus of Urbino
?
Monet
Renoir
Courbet
Manet
86
The term Baroque derives from the Spanish and Portuguese word meaning ...
a small concave mirror
a theatrical prop
an irregular pearl
a smooth circular shell
87
Which one is a religion including many gods associated with natural forces and realms?
polytheism
henotheism
theocracy
monotheism
88
Which of the following marks the historical beginning of the Roman Republic?
Aeneas' battle with Turnus
death of Laocoon
death of Remus
ousting of Etruscan kings
89
How do the capitals in Hagia Sophia reflect the shift away from Greek and Roman architecture?
structural function
curved volutes
painted decorations
drill work
90
What is an important symbol in Gothic Churches?
pointed arches
light
columns
icons
91
Odysseus’s faithful and virtuous wife Penelope represents what essential quality?
arete
siren
aegis
hubris
92
What is Locke’s assertion in
Essay on Human Understanding?
rational humanism leads to progress
the state should be separate from the church
People can govern themselves
rules inhibit freedom
93
Which of the following is NOT true about the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Chartres?
Symbols
Flying butresses
Rounded Arches
Stained glass
94
In the light of recent evidence, what is the most likely purpose of Stonehenge?
a burial ground
an astronomical chart
a crop circle
a temple
95
The anamorphic skull in the center of Hans Holbein’s
The Ambassadors
is ...
death of the ambassador
reminder to honor the dead
showing Holbein's skill
a memento mori
96
The rise of Protestantism led to all of the following EXCEPT:
new patrons for the arts
development of the printing press
new subjects in visual art
increased political turmoil
97
Who was the most prominent member of the dictatorship during the French Revolution?
Louis Capet
Jean Paul Marat
Maximilien Robespierre
George-Jacques Danton
98
How was David’s
The Oath of the Horatii
relevant to his day?
shows devotion to the state
is propaganda
shows Protestant uprising
shows strength
99
Which of the following rivers is associated with ancient Mesopotamia?
The Nile
The Tigris
The Indus
The Yellow
100
Which English monarch lost the throne during the Glorious Revolution of 1688?
Charles I
Charles II
James II
William III
