HUM2230 test 1

Which Greek god did Louis XIV associate himself with?

Apollo

Who did America fight in the American Revolutionary War?

England

Martin Luther argued that people can get to heaven by doing good works (like caring for the poor or elderly). true or false?

False

Which artist painted a Biblical heroine beheading a man?

Gentileschi

Which of the following instruments was NOT commonly used during the Baroque period?

Guitar

Who wrote The Social Contract and declared that kings do not receive their power from God, but rather from the will of the people (who could, then, also take it away!)?

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Classical music?

Mostly polyphonic and more complex than Baroque music

Which painting is an example of a fête galante?

Pilgrimage to Cythera

Which of the following contributed to the French Revolution?

all of these are reasons

The musical form that features a vocal piece in several movements, typically based on a single melody, is call a ______. These may be secular or sacred.

cantata

Which of the following is NOT a typical subject in Northern Baroque art?

church altarpieces

A vanitas painting is one which contains a moral message about the fleeting nature of material things and the shortness of life.true or false

false

According to Francis Bacon, our senses never fail us and therefore any knowledge gained through our senses (by seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, or tasting) could always be trusted. true or false

false

Art critics, such as Denis Diderot, loved the new Rococo style and thought it was a very important movement for French society. true or false

false

Louis XIV was King of France but had to obey the constitution of France like all other citizens. true or false

false

The musical form that is polyphonic and features the imitation of a subject (theme) by other "voices" is called a(n) ______.

fugue

Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp is an example of what type of painting?

group portrait

Martin Luther protested against the selling of _______, which was said to allow the buyer into heaven faster in return for payment.

indulgences

What does the term "Baroque" mean (its original etymology)?

large irregularly-shaped pearl

The musical form that features a vocal work of music, written in movement with soloists, chorus, and orchestra and incorporating elements of the opera is called ______. This form is of music is sacred (related to Biblical scripture or featuring religious themes).

oratorio

The aristocracy, only a small percentage of the population in France, owned how much of the wealth of France in the 1700s?

over 90%

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Baroque art? diagonals

rational, balanced compositions

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Rococo art?

religious subjects

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Neoclassical style?

rough, choppy brushstrokes

Which of the following subjects is not a popular subject in Baroque art commissioned by the Roman Catholic Church?

scenes from Roman mythology

Which Baroque characteristic is not visible in Bernini's David?

tenebrism

Which of the following were the primary patrons of art during the Northern Baroque style?

the prosperous middle class

According to Francis Bacon, scientific experiments must be consistently repeated before truth can be known. true or false

true

Bernini's Saint Peter's Square features a rounded colonnade that represents the loving arms of the church embracing its members back into the fold. true or false

true

Despite the depiction seen in David's Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Napoleon actually crossed the Alps a few days after his troops (not leading them) and on the back of a mule. true or false

true

Rembrandt's The Night Watch is not actually a night scene. The painting was just dirty. true or false

true

Transubstantiation is the belief that during communion, or eucharist, the bread and wine change into the body and blood of Christ. true or false

true

Which flower was the most sought after in the Netherlands in the early 1600s?

tulip

Which of these is a painting?

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Which painting features a man hiding in the bushes to catch a glimpse up his lover's dress?

The swing

Why did Enlightenment thinkers like Denis Diderot condemn Rococo art?

They thought it was immoral and indecent.

During the Rococo period, women were the gatekeepers to the rooms where important men gathered, and thereby exercised great social and political power. true or false

True