Question 1

The term that most accurately describes Parmigianino's Madonna of the Long Neck is

Accepted Answer

Mannerist.

Question 2

The founding figure of the Society of Jesus was

Accepted Answer

Loyola.

Question 3

One of the most influential Baroque artists was ________, the designer of the piazza in front of St. Peter's Basilica.

Accepted Answer

Bernini

Question 4

Italian baroque churches are characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

minimal ornamentation.

Question 5

Which influential handbook reflected the mysticism and militancy of the Jesuit order?

Accepted Answer

Spiritual Exercises

Question 6

Of Bernini's Ecstasy of Saint Teresa, it is correct to say that it was

Accepted Answer

All these answers are correct. based on the visions of the saint.  executed in marble, stucco, and gilded wood.  located inside a church chapel.

Question 7

Whose music of mystic serenity captured the conservative quality of the Catholic Reformation?

Accepted Answer

Palestrina

Question 8

The term, baroque in painting comprises all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

strict compositional symmetry.

Question 9

Which of the genres in which Rembrandt worked was the most lucrative for the Dutch painter?

Accepted Answer

Group portraiture

Question 10

Both Donne and Wren were associated with the

Accepted Answer

church of Saint Paul's in London.

Question 11

In seventeenth-century England, the influential Calvinists who called for churchly reform were known as

Accepted Answer

Jesuits.

Question 12

Academic art, as envisioned by Louis XIV and his followers, depended primarily on

Accepted Answer

Neoclassical principles.

Question 13

A leading figure in the evolution of academic art was

Accepted Answer

Poussin.

Question 14

The Dutch painter Maria van Oosterwyck and other female artists excelled in which genre?

Accepted Answer

Still life painting

Question 15

Milton's Paradise Lost is a landmark epic that

Accepted Answer

describes the fall of Adam and Eve

Question 16

The plays of Moli&egrave;re

Accepted Answer

All these answers are correct.often included musical interludes.  were often presented at the court of Louis XIV.  described the comic foibles of human society.

Question 17

The first permanent orchestra in Europe was established by

Accepted Answer

Louis XIV.

Question 18

The text of an opera is found in its

Accepted Answer

libretto.

Question 19

Both El Greco and Vel&aacute;zquez served in the courts of

Accepted Answer

Spain.

Question 20

Bach's cantatas were largely based on

Accepted Answer

Lutheran chorales.

Question 21

In the seventeenth-century, Cremona, Italy, was the world center for the manufacture of

Accepted Answer

violins.

Question 22

Giovanni Gabrieli came to be celebrated for his

Accepted Answer

clear and simple religious music.

Question 23

The Baroque era represents a turning point in music because it witnessed the

Accepted Answer

All these answers are correctadoption of equal temperament tuning.  development of oratorio.  birth of opera.

Question 24

The composer associated with the birth of the English oratorio is

Accepted Answer

Handel.

Ch 10

Unlock all answers in this set

Haven't found what you need?