7th Grade World History| 11.01: Romantic Art in an Age of Revolution
Which of the following is a quote from Rousseau?
"Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
Which of the following best describes Eugene Delacroix?
A French painter inspired by exotic lands and by the struggles of the people
Which of the following best describes Caspar David Friedrich?
A German landscape artist who painted rocky seacoasts and dark forests
Which of the following best describes John Constable?
A landscape painter who captured the scenery of his native southern England
What is the name of the English poet who supported Greece's revolt against the Ottomans?
Byron
Is this statement true or false? Beethoven cannot be truly considered a Romantic composer because he was unwilling to break the old rules of composition.
False
Who is the German writer of The Sorrows of Young Werther?
Goethe
Which of the following is not true about Rousseau?
He looked to the Classical past for truth.
Who is the author of a novel called Frankenstein?
Shelley
Is this statement true or false? Beethoven was a Classical composer who was increasingly influenced by Romanticism.
True
Is this statement true or false? Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony evokes a day in the country by using instruments to imitate birdsong and thunder.
True
Which Romantic period writer found inspiration in England's Lake District?
Wordsworth
Which of the following best describes the French intellectual Jean-Jacques Rousseau?
an Enlightenment philosophe who believed in the goodness of human nature
Where did Romanticism hope to find truth?
in nature and emotion
Coming after the Enlightenment, where did Romanticism NOT expect to find truth?
in reason
Which earlier ideas did Romanticism reject?
The beliefs of the Enlightenment.