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1
Which are the most characteristic features of Rococo?
A)fussiness
B)frivolity
C)elegance
D)irony
E)all of the above
F)none of the above
G)a and d only
2
A salonnière is a
A)hostess
B)waitress
C)countess
D)princess
3
Which does NOT match?
A)Vivaldi -- music
B)Priestly -- oxygen
C)Halley -- biology
D)Swift -- satire
E)Watt -- steam engine
4
The Seven Years' War was fought between
A)England and France
B)Prussia, France and Austria
C)England and Prussia
D)France, Prussia, and England
5
Match the philosopher with his ideas or work
A)Locke -- empiricism
B)Diderot -- social contract
C)Rousseau -- encyclopedia
D)Jefferson -- Two Treatises of Civil Government
6
Who is NOT a Rococo painter?
A)Watteau
B)Tiepolo
C)Fragonard
D)Chambers
7
July 14, 1789 is
A)the day that the American Revolution began
B)the day that the Declaration of Independence was signed
C)Bastille Day
D)the day that Louis XVI was executed
8
Time Smoking a Picture satirizes
A)artists
B)art dealers
C)art collectors
D)art museums
9
The Zwinger is
A)a German rock group
B)a palace of the Polish king
C)a courtyard
D)an elaborate wall
10
Which is NOT true of Zimmermann's Weiskirche?
A)it is near Oberammergau
B)it is influenced by a Classical revival in Germany
C)it is influenced by Borromini
D)it has a longitudinal axis
11
Which IS true of Chiswick House?
A)it was designed by Palladio
B)it is in northern England
C)it was originally a library and place of entertainment
D)it is based on San Giorgio Maggiore
12
Which IS true of Osterley Park House?
A)it was designed by Lord Burlngton
B)it was inspired by Palladian design
C)it was built in East Anglia
D)it was inspired by Classical precedents
13
Strawberry Hill refers to
A)a garden of roses in England designed by Boyle
B)an English landscape painting
C)a Gothic Revival villa
D)a medieval castle known as Otranto





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