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1

Rococo paintings tend towards what type of subject matter
A)portraits of wealthy aristocrats
B)aristocratic leisure
C)classical tales of self-sacrifice
D)a and b
E)all of the above
2

To illustrate his concept of citizenship, Rousseau often used examples culled from
A)Greek and Roman history
B)lives of European aristocrats
C)the American War of Independence
D)Medieval codes of honor
E)none of the above
3

Enlightenment thinkers embraced what concept(s)?
A)human reason
B)irrational, inspired creativity
C)noblesse oblige
D)a and b
E)all of the above
4

The Enlightenment played a role in what event?
A)French Revolution
B)American Revolution
C)Emancipation of Jewish Europeans
D)a and b
E)all of the above
5

In many Neoclassical paintings, women function in what manner?
A)as active, decisive leaders
B)as scheming harridans
C)as foils to the men
D)b and c
E)all of the above
6

Enlightenment philosophers emphasized what individual qualities?
A)virtuous citizenship
B)the care and education of children
C)self-sacrifice for the civic good
D)liberty and justice
E)all of the above
7

The fledgling American republic mainly utilized which artistic style for its art and monuments?
A)Rococo
B)Neoclassical
C)Mannerist
D)Pre-Raphaelite
E)none of the above
8

Why did collectors prefer the "Atheneum" portrait of George Washington?
A)because it copied the style of European aristocratic portraiture
B)because it recalled Roman imperial portraiture
C)because Washington was presented in a casual pose
D)a and b
E)none of the above
9

Paradoxically, the avenues of Washington DC revive the layout of ______
A)The grid of New York city
B)The Louvre museum grounds
C)The palace at Versailles
D)an English garden
E)none of the above
10

This artist was condemned for the political subtexts of some of his work.
A)Courbet
B)Bonheur
C)Monet
D)Pissarro
E)all of the above
11

Georges Haussmann oversaw the following project in Paris
A)new sewer system
B)new avenues
C)new palace complex
D)a and b
E)all of the above
12

This art form arose in part because of the Industrial Revolution
A)miniatures
B)posters
C)ballet
D)fresco painting
E)none of the above
13

This artist created a hybrid style of realism and cubist abstraction
A)Porfirio Diaz
B)Diego Rivera
C)Leon Trotsky
D)Jackson Pollock
E)none of the above
14

One of the major revolutionary styles in Russia was called
A)constructivism
B)bolshevism
C)menshivism
D)socialism
E)none of the above
15

Art in Communist China was initially influenced by
A)Traditional Literati painting
B)Socialist Realism
C)Japanese Ukiyo-e prints
D)French Cubism
E)all of the above





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