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Classical Greece and Rome
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18th c
100
The oldest dated European cave paintings are at a. Lascaux. b. Altamira. c. Chauvet. d. Cogul Lérida.
What is Chauvet
100
Which of the following is a statue of a young man? a. kylix b. skene c. kouros d. kore
What is kouros
100
Which of Raphael's works includes a self-portrait? a. The Small Cowper Madonna b. Poetry and the Arts c. The School of Athens d. Miraculous Draft of Fishes
What is The School of Athens
100
It is thought that the word Baroque may come from the word for a. an irregularly shaped pearl. b. a watered garden. c. a dramatic play. d. exceptionally talented.
What is an irregularly shaped pearl.
100
Neoclassicism usually borrows its subject matter from where? a. contemporary sources b. Egypt c. the Fine Arts d. Greece and Rome
What is Greece and Rome
200
A circle formed by stones or wooden posts is called a a. henge. b. dolmen. c. cairn. d. corbel.
What is henge
200
Where are most of the Classical Greek bronze sculptures? a. in Rome because of the Roman conquest. b. in the sanctuaries at Delphi. c. melted down and remade into other objects. d. Lord Elgin took them to England.
What is melted down and remade into other objects
200
Which of the following was most comparable to the social standing of artists of stature during the High Renaissance? a. monks b. bankers c. craftsmen d. international celebrities
What is international celebrities
200
Which artist introduced intense new realism and a dramatic use of light and gesture to Italian Baroque art? a. Annibale Caracci b. Giovanni Battista Gaulli c. Bartolomé Estaban Murillo d. Caravaggio
What is Caravaggio
200
Which is the principle that Rousseau and other Enlightenment philosophers taught that seems to be a conscious theme in Vigée-Lebrun's Portrait of Marie Antoinette with Her Children? a. the importance of the aristocracy b. the idea of the "noble savage" c. the importance of each class fulfilling their duty d. the importance of the mother in nature
What is the importance of the mother in nature
300
Which characteristic is more frequently dominant in Paleolithic sculptures of women? a. the individual likeness b. the idea of feminine beauty c. the ability to produce children d. the worship of women
What is the ability to produce children
300
The Romans were most influenced by which of the following countries? a. Egypt b. Greece c. Gaul (France) d. Spain
What is Greece
300
Which of the following interests of Leonardo occupied much of his time when he worked for the court of the Duke of Milan? a. military and civil engineer b. painter c. sculptor d. musician
What is military and civil engineer
300
Which of the following is an invention of Caravaggio's? a. sfumato b. chiaroscuro c. tenebrism d. genre
What is tenebrism
300
Who is best known for severe classical paintings that extol the antique virtues of moral incorruptibility, stoicism, courage, and patriotism? a. Angelica Kauffmann b. Jacques-Louis David c. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres d. Théodore Géricault
What is Jacques-Louis David
400
Which of the following includes a background? a. sculpture in the round b. carving c. relief sculpture d. modeling
What is relief sculpture
400
The basic unit of Roman architecture is the a. round arch. b. pier. c. post and lintel. d. truss.
What is round arch
400
Upon which moment in the story of Jesus's Last Supper did Leonardo focus in his portrayal? a. the passing of the bread b. Jesus's statement that one of the disciples would betray him c. the symbolism and distribution of the wine d. the reception of the Holy Spirit
What is Jesus's statement that one of the disciples would betray him
400
To whom does le Roi Soleil (the Sun King) refer? a. Phillip IV of Spain b. Charles I of England c. Louis XIV of France d. Henri IV of France
What is Louis XIV of France
400
David's Oath of the Horatii became an emblem for what? a. the French Revolution b. the Monarchy c. Napoleon d. Paris Commune of 1871
What is The French Revolution