Module 3 Test
dedicate his life and musical skills to the piano only
After attending a performance of the violinist Paganini, Chopin decided that he would
a combination of allegorical figures and real people
All of the following are found in BOTH Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People (left) and Géricault's Raft of the Medusa (right) EXCEPT...
conventional
As the prototype for the Romantic hero, Lord Byron was all of the following EXCEPT
True
At first glance, the viewer sees only the beauty of Turner's sensual use of paint and color before the horror of the subject becomes apparent.
himself
Beethoven was the first composer to compose for __________ and thus became a true Romantic figure.
the heroic style
Beethoven's Third Symphony, the Eroica, launches what will become known as
no one is tone deaf
Benjamin Zander, in his TED talk "The Transformative Power of Classical Music," tells us that
the Chopin music he played allowed a young man in Ireland to cry for his dead brother for the first time
Benjamin Zander, in his TED talk "The Transformative Power of Classical Music," tells us that
the recurring musical theme that represents the female love interest
Berlioz gave the name idée fixe to _______ in his Symphonie Fantasique.
True
By elevating the imagination far above realism, Romantic artists showed that art could be interpretive, not just representative.
spirituality
By including the figure of a monk, Friedrich evokes what underlying concept in this painting?
the temporary disregarding of strict tempo to allow an expressive quickening or slackening, usually without altering the overall pace
Chopin frequently used rubato in his music, which is
small scale of figures open composition and expansive background emphasis on horizontal lines
Compare Friedrich's Monk By the Sea to Raft of the Medusa by French Romantic artist Théodore Géricault. Match the painting to the formal devices used by each artist to achieve contrasting effects of quiet calm and dramatic action. 1. Monk by the Sea
strong use of diagonal lines a turbulent ocean that animates the narrative crowded composition pushing toward the viewer
Compare Friedrich's Monk By the Sea to Raft of the Medusa by French Romantic artist Théodore Géricault. Match the painting to the formal devices used by each artist to achieve contrasting effects of quiet calm and dramatic action. 2. Raft of the Medusa
revolutionary Republican
Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People would have been radical for its _______ stance.
are in the presence of something so big it makes us feel small
Edmund Burke came up with the idea of the "sublime," which describes the pleasure we feel when we
abolitionist
First owned by John Ruskin, Slave Ship was sold to an American ________, reminding us that in 1840 slavery was still a charged political issue in the United States.
it is about how power (the Spanish monarchy, Napoleon's army) destroys its children (the country and the people) in order to stay in power
Goya's Saturn Destroying His Son is intended to convey the idea that
that the unbridled romantic passion of the Revolution might turn monstrous
Goya's The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters Goya seems to predict...
The painting conveys sorrow over man's inhumanity to man.
Goya's use of Christian iconography in The Third of May, 1808 best supports which interpretation?
The scale of the painting implies the artist's ambition for the higher artistic status of landscapes.
How does the description of this painting as a "six-footer" contribute to our understanding of Constable's View on the Stour near Dedham?
False
In "The Lamb" and "The Tyger," William Blake shows how similar these two animals can be, regardless of appearances.
True
In 1774, Beethoven became an independent musician, something that neither Bach nor Mozart had ever been able to do.
the physical expressiveness of the bodies
In The Raft of the Medusa, Géricault conveys the range of human emotion through . . .
"dark, strange side"
In Vienna, Hayden told Beethoven that he (B.) had a
a domestic servant
In the eighteenth century, aristocrats exercised absolute power over their musicians, who were placed no higher than
expresses his emotions in his music
Long before Romantic musicians do, Mozart
True
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein can be said to be a critique of man "playing God" - a criticism of a man who persists in the single-minded pursuit of a scientific goal regardless of the human cost to those around him.
Freemasonry
Mozart's Magic Flute was influenced by
an egalitarian
Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro can be called ______ opera.
radical mood swings
Mozart's personality -- and his music -- are characterized by
subjectivity
One thing that all Romantic artists, writers, and musicians have in common is that they defended the idea of _______ against the certainty of science and reason.
Requiem
Penniless, ill, in his deathbed at only 35 years old, Mozart imagines himself directing his _______, which he cannot complete.
Its emphasis on emotion and human suffering in war.
Picasso's Guernica is similar to Goya's The Third of May, 1808 in which way?
True
Robert Schumann was a great musician and composer, but his wife, Clara, was only an amateur.
False
Romantic artists were primarily concerned with human reason.
religion
Romanticism can be seen as a reaction against the modern cultural movements of all of the following EXCEPT
a song for a single voice accompanied by a piano
The lieder, made popular by Franz Schubert, was
poem
The painting is based on a _______ but rooted in the common practice among slave ship captains to throw sick slaves overboard in order to collect insurance money.
False
The painting was carefully composed to include only upper-class men who joined together to overthrow the monarchy.
the Greek myth of Prometheus Milton's Paradise Lost
The two biggest literary influences on Mary Shelley's Frankenstein are... CHOOSE TWO
shipwrecks, ruins, and small human figures isolated in the vastness of nature
What are some examples of subjects that Romantic painters used to capture the sense of the sublime?
loud
What best describes the notable note in Joseph Haydn's Second movement ("Andante") of Symphony No. 94, the "Surprise" Symphony?
her face shown in profile
What detail of the figure of Liberty suggests that Delacroix drew on Classical tradition?
the French Revolution
What do most scholars say was the major catalyst for the Romantic movement?
Napoleon's Invasion of Spain
What historical event is the subject of Goya's The Third of May, 1808?
a rural community outside London, England that was a refuge for artists the countryside near Suffolk, England, where Constable had grown up
What is the source of Constable's subject matter in this painting?
scratched out the dedication to Napoleon at the top of the Eroica symphony
When Beethoven learned that Napoleon had crowned himself emperor, he
False
When Beethoven lost his hearing, he stopped composing.
nostalgia for the past and uncertainty about the future
Which best summarizes John Constable's perspective?
the men pushing the barges apart the figures on the footbridge the church in the background
Which contributes a sense of specificity to View on the Stour near Dedham? CHOOSE THREE
the pose of Napoleon Bonaparte
Which detail in Gros's Napoleon Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa is based on a classical source?
Technological advancements enable us to control our world.
Which interpretation does NOT apply to Friedrich's Monk by the Sea?
Wagner
Which of the following authors is NOT among those American Romantic writers who helped create a brand new American identity for the new country?
relies on reason and rationality to explain the world objectively
Which of the following does NOT describe a Romantic artist, writer, or musician?
ruler
Which of the following is NOT a foundational element of music notation?
The painting presents the Revolution as a peaceful protest.
Which of the following is NOT true of Delacroix's Liberty Leading the People?
It's central figure is a typical, traditional war hero.
Which of the following is NOT true of Goya's Third of May, 1808.
is weak minded
Which of the following is NOT true of the "Romantic hero"?
The Sorrows of Young Werther Faust
Which of the following were written by Goethe? CHOOSE TWO
Abbey among Oak Trees
Which painting is intended as a pendant (companion) to Monk by the Sea?
Gros, Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague-Stricken in Jaffa
Which painting served as propaganda supporting the current government regime in France?
memory
William Wordsworth is known as the father of Romantic poetry because he epitomized the mindset of the Romantic point of view. Which of the following is NOT a typical subject of Wordsworth's poetry?
True
The German Romantic movement raised the role of the artist to icon status and he became the embodiment of the Romantic sensibility. Through his creativity he was on a continual search for the essence of truth and beauty.
Jesus Christ
The figure of this man about to be shot suggests a reference to
storm
The _______ suggests the divine power of nature to punish the slave traders, but it remains indifferent to the struggle of the drowning slaves.