Unit Four: Art And The Modern World

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Baroque art was predominantly Catholic. In which European country did Baroque art originate?
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Italy
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Several concepts still important today can be traced to the Reformation. Which concept means that each person is responsible for his or her own actions?
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individualism
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The Roman Catholic Church encouraged religious images and icons. What did Catholics cite to defend using religious icons and images in their art?
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the incarnation of Jesus
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The Catholic Church focused on religious art. After the Reformation, the Protestant Church shifted the focus from religious art to religious literature. What caused this shift?
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the translation of the religious texts into the languages of the common people
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In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, the Protestant condemnation of religious art resulted in which of the following?
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iconoclasm
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What does the word baroque mean in terms of baroque art?
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extravagant
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Which artist was the main inspiration for other baroque artists?
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Caravaggio
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Which aspect of baroque art was best employed by the Counter-Reformation of the Roman Catholic Church?
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emotional impact
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Which of the following is a technique to achieve the illusion of forms projecting into space?
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foreshortening
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Baroque artists often portrayed people fainting in ecstasy or seeing visions. Which characteristic of baroque art describes this aspect?
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intense spirituality
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Which statement best describes Hogarth's Progress series?
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engraving that satirized English society and its activities
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What is one way that printing affected the making of art?
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Artist began to refer to printed images to explore new designs and subject matter.
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Which printmaking technique produces images using half-tones instead of lines?
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mezzotint
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Which printmaking technique did Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec use to create posters of cabaret dancer Jane Avril?
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lithography
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Which of these methods developed after the invention of the printing press?
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intaglio
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Who wrote the protestant doctrine The institutes of the christian church?
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John Calvin
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Reformation art depicted everyday scenes. What did the art of the Counter-reformation depict?
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religious subjects such as the virgin mary
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Before the Reformation, whose portraits did Catholic artists paint?
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saints
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what is not a characteristic of baroque art?
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calmness of subjects
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what is a characteristic of baroque architecture?
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dramatic lighting
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what is not a characteristic of baroque sculpture?
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use of one type of marble
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what best describes the term visual culture
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an approach that includes the influence of technological development on art
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which intaglio technique uses a burin to cut lines into a metal printing plate
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engraving
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image formed with half-tones instead of lines
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mezzotint
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image is formed using chemical processes
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lithography
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lines are scratched directly into the plate
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drypoint
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lines made using "ground"
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etching
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Why was the camera obscura developed?
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because the Renaissance artists desired to create art that was close to real life
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Which statement about Seurat's A Sunday on La Grand Jatte is true?
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It is an experiment in color theory.
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Which statement best describes Leonardo da Vinci's role in the early modern world?
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Leonardo da Vinci was a brilliant inventor whose work couldn't be realized until science caught up with his futuristic thinking.
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Which statement about color theory is true?
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The color wheel contains the color red-violet, which is not one of the colors of the rainbow.
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Which of the following is the best example of Leonard da Vinci's desire to bring his art as close as possible to nature?
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his anatomical drawings
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What best describes David's painting Death of Marat?
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a political statement based on a true incident
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Which sentiment expressed in David's painting Death of Marat caused it to become a symbol of the French Revolution?
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self-sacrifice
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political and historical significance of Versailles
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King Louis XIV's absolute monarchy
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political and historical significance of Death of Marat
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obvious political statement
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political and historical significance of The Sabine Women
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called for peace over conflict
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What role did David play in portraying Napoleon as a mythical hero?
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David showed Napoleon as a powerful statesman, administrator, and legislator, and idealized other aspects of his life and personality.
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Which statement describes the period of the French Revolution?
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when the French ended the monarchy
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How does David glorify Napoleon in the painting Napoleon Crossing at the Saint-Bernard Pass?
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showing Napoleon on a horse instead of a donkey
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Which political theme was conveyed in the painting of The Sabine Women Enforcing Peace by Running between the Combatants?
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peace over conflict
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Which one of David's paintings is interpreted as a symbolic call to revolution?
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The Oath of the Horatii
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What does the painting Death of Marat depict?
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the murder of a Revolutionary leader
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Which artist rejected impressionism to create paintings with symbolic meanings?
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Vincent van Gogh
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Which phrase best describes realism in modern art?
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painting what the eye is seeing
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Look at the painting The Bedroom by Vincent van Gogh. Note the tilted frames on the right-hand wall. What could be the reason for painting the frames that way?
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using the tilted frames as symbols for rest
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Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque created which style of painting?
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cubism
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In his later years, Claude Monet became fascinated with a water lily pond and used it as a subject until his death. Which style of modern art do Monet's water lily pond paintings best represent?
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impressionism