HUM FINAL 4

The man widely regarded as the greatest scientific thinker of the 20th century - who proposed The Theory of Relativity and contributed to the study of Quantum Mechanics - was

Albert Einstein

What metal structure was built for the Paris 1889 World Exhibition and was a feat of engineering 984 feet tall?

Arc de Triomphe

Which of these best illustrates Napoleon's desire to advertise his power in the style of the great Roman emperors?

Arc de Triomphe

This piece of Dadaist artwork was submitted for presentation at the Society of Independent Artists exhibition in 1917, but was rejected

Fountain

A well-known 20th century architect who designed buildings and homes all over the world, including "Fallingwater" in Pennsylvania and Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida was

Frank Lloyd Wright

The name of this painting is

Gala Contemplating the Mediterranean Sea which at Twenty Meters Becomes the Portrait of Abraham Lincoln

Which classical composer wrote 104 symphonies and is known as the "Father of the Symphony"?

Haydn

Who composed The Rite of Spring ballet, inciting a riot at it's premier because of the use of driving rhythms in multiple meters (polyrythm) and simultaneous keys (polytonality)?

Igor Stravinsky

The painting style in which artists painted their impressions of the moment and defined new techniques in light, color and visual form, was called

Impressionism

Who was the artist that painted The Swing?

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

What philosophical or religious idea exercised the greatest influence on Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence?

John Locke's concept of rights belonging to the people

Which Enlightment composer was a child prodigy who composed more than 600 works by the time he was 35 and was a master of the classical and gallant styles?

Mozart

Which of these works might be considered an excellent example of eighteenth-century Neoclassical Style?

Noverre's ballet d'action

The name of this painting by Marcel Duchamp is

Nude descending a staircase

What is the name of this painting by Jacque Louis David

Oath of the Horatti

One would expect to find a Leitmotif in the operatic work of

Richard Wagner

the 18th century style of art that employed subtle composition alone with a sense of fun, playfulness and sensuality was called

Rococo

The French artist who established himself as a precursor to modern sculpture and broke with heroic commemorative sculpture in his works like The Gates of Hell was

Rodin

Who was the Surrealist artist whose paintings - including the Persistence of Memory - captured a bizarre dreamscape of the unconscious mind?

Salvador Dali

The author of The Interpretation of Dreams who established the idea of the unconscious mind and invented Psychoanalysis was

Sigmund Freud

The storming of the Bastille, the Reign of Terror, and the guillotine were important parts of what historical event?

The French Revolution

Which effort of the Philosophes attempted to compile all human knowledge as a practical guide to the improvement of the human condition?

The encyclopedia

Which of these was the work of a famous post-impressionist painter who created a style with swirling lines and colors and for whom vivid colors an extension of feeling?

Van Gogh's Starry Night

The Heiligenstadt Testament was

a letter written by Ludwig van Beethoven in which he told his brothers he was going deaf and would have committed suicide if not for his art

Which of these characteristics best describes the pointillist technique as used in Georges Seurat's Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte?

a painstaking method of applying tiny dots of color

The Romantic Movement back to Nature was

a reaction to the industry and urbanization of society

The Parisian Salon of the Enlightenment was

a regular social gathering that provided attempted occasion for dining, entertainment and conversation

Ludwig van Beethoven added a new symphonic element in his 9th symphony by

adding a full choir

Which statement best characterizes the Enlightenment period?

all of the above

Which statement best describes the 20th century's most versatile and influential artist, Pablo Picasso?

all of the above

Improvisation - as used in American Jazz music - is

composing the music while it is being performed

Mary Shelley wrote one of the richest documents of romanticism in her novel

frankenstein

Niccolo Paganini is famous for

his virtuosity on the violin

Program music is ____ and a good example of program music is _____?

instrumental music that tells a story; Berlioz's Symphony Fantastique

The Romantic Hero exemplified by Napoleon could best be characterized by

sweeping ambition and individualism - larger than life - preferring feeling and imagination to intellect and reason