Final Spring 2011 Honors Humanities
This quiz covers art in the periods Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Neoclassical Romantic.
- 1.According to our class lecture and your text, which of the following idea(s) is NOT associated with Baroque period? Key word is NOT. One correct answer.
- A.
Naturalism
- B.
Counter Reformation
- C.
Idealism
- D.
Absolutism
- E.
All of the above
- 2.According to our class lecture and your text, which two periods fall under the era of the Enlightenment ? Only two answers.
- A.
Absolutism
- B.
Rococo
- C.
Neoclassical
- D.
Impressionism
- 3.Which era of art history is directly linked to the 1st (1789) French Revolution? One Answer
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Romanticism
- C.
Renaissance
- D.
Neo Classical
- E.
Impressionism
- 4.According to your text and our class lectures, the painting "Death of Socrates" by David, has many qualities of the Enlightenment. Two examples are...
- A.
Teaching is the highest profession.
- B.
It is honorable to die for a noble cause.
- C.
Government is for the people not itself.
- D.
Sharing of ideas is the way to Christ.
- E.
Individuals should question authority
- 5.The painting "Death of the Virgin" by Caravaggio is an example of what period in Art?
- A.
Baroque
- B.
Renaissance
- C.
Romantic
- D.
Neo-classical
- E.
None of the above
- 6.From your text and our lecture, check the three issues the church had with the painting “Death of the Virgin” by Caravaggio?
- A.
The figure representing Mary was painted realistic as a corpse.
- B.
Caravaggio employed a corpse as his model.
- C.
The representing Mary portrayed with bare feet.
- D.
Caravaggio used the likeness of the Pope's niece as Mary Magdalene.
- 7.A popular theme during the Realistic period was.. (one correct answer)
- A.
The power of nature.
- B.
Heroes
- C.
The world of the average person.
- D.
Gods glory over the Earth and men.
- E.
Greek gods
- 8.According to your text and the class lectures which three ideas could be used to describe the Rococo period.
- A.
Beautiful
- B.
Immoral
- C.
Didactic/ morally teaching
- D.
Elitist/ socially separate
- 9.According to our class lectures and your reading two of the factors that lead to the Neoclassical period were...______________and ________________.
- A.
Lack of building materials for public buildings
- B.
Questioning absolutism
- C.
Immorality of the common person
- D.
Immorality of the ruling class
- 10.According to your text and our class lectures three common themes during the Romantic period were. Four correct answers
- A.
Curiosity.
- B.
Ancient stories of Gods and Heroes.
- C.
Great suffering.
- D.
Injustice.
- E.
The life and plight of the common person.
- 11.In a few sentences please answer the following question. How is the painting "The raft of the Medusa" a great example of the Romantic Period.
- 12.This your moment to shine. Comment on a topic that was not covered by this quiz.( I wished he would asked....) Five or six sentences
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