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Ignatius Loyola defined the Catholic Church's militant attitude toward the Reformation in his |
| | A) | Imitatio Christi. |
| | B) | Praise of Folly. |
| | C) | Spiritual Exercises. |
| | D) | Paradise Lost |
| | E) | Know the Ways. |
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Which of the following artworks best exemplifies mannerism? |
| | A) | Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck |
| | B) | Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of St. Peter |
| | C) | Pozzo, Apotheosis of St. Ignatius |
| | D) | Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp |
| | E) | Vermeer, The Milkmaid |
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All of the following are true of Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa EXCEPT that it |
| | A) | is based on the visions of a saint. |
| | B) | is executed in marble, stucco, and gilded wood. |
| | C) | is located in a church chapel. |
| | D) | has a striking theatrical dimension. |
| | E) | is widely viewed as the epitome of mannerist sculpture. |
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The baroque style is characterized by |
| | A) | realism. |
| | B) | illusionism. |
| | C) | bold contrasts of light and dark. |
| | D) | theatrical action. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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Which of the following best exemplifies the Italian baroque? |
| | A) | Parmigianino, Madonna of the Long Neck |
| | B) | El Greco, Agony in the Garden |
| | C) | Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of St. Peter |
| | D) | Rembrandt, Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp |
| | E) | Vermeer, The Milkmaid |
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In contrast to the Italian baroque, the Northern baroque style was influenced by Protestant piety and the interests of |
| | A) | priests. |
| | B) | merchants. |
| | C) | soldiers. |
| | D) | peasants. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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Which of the following best exemplifies the Northern baroque? |
| | A) | Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of St. Peter |
| | B) | Pozzo, Apotheosis of St. Ignatius |
| | C) | Rembrandt, Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering his Company |
| | D) | Poussin, Arcadian Shepherds |
| | E) | Rubens, Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus |
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The central plot of John Milton's Paradise Lost concerns |
| | A) | the fall of Adam and Eve. |
| | B) | a journey through heaven and hell. |
| | C) | a religious pilgrimage. |
| | D) | the story of King Arthur and Merlin. |
| | E) | the foundation of the English Commonwealth. |
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Louis XIV |
| | A) | was known as the sun king. |
| | B) | built Versailles as a display of royal power. |
| | C) | patronized art, literature, and music. |
| | D) | was king of France. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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Which of the following best exemplifies the Academic style of Aristocratic baroque? |
| | A) | Caravaggio, The Crucifixion of St. Peter |
| | B) | Pozzo, Apotheosis of St. Ignatius |
| | C) | Vermeer, The Milkmaid |
| | D) | Rembrandt, Captain Frans Banning Cocq Mustering his Company |
| | E) | Poussin, Arcadian Shepherds |
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Molière's plays |
| | A) | were philosophical meditations. |
| | B) | explored the comic foibles of human society. |
| | C) | were religious morality plays. |
| | D) | explored life's tragedies. |
| | E) | recounted the glorious history of France. |
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The Baroque period was significant in the history of music because it witnessed the |
| | A) | birth of opera. |
| | B) | development of the oratorio. |
| | C) | adoption of temperamental tuning. |
| | D) | rise of music composed without an extramusical text. |
| | E) | All these answers are correct. |
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Giovanni Gabrieli helped to place which city at the forefront of developments in sixteenth-century religious music? |
| | A) | Ravenna |
| | B) | Cremona |
| | C) | Florence |
| | D) | Rome |
| | E) | Venice |
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Christopher Wren was commissioned to rebuild St. Paul's Cathedral and dozens of other churches after a fire in 1666 devastated the city of |
| | A) | London. |
| | B) | Rome. |
| | C) | Paris. |
| | D) | Vienna. |
| | E) | Amsterdam. |
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Rembrandt van Rijn was a prominent artist based in |
| | A) | London. |
| | B) | Amsterdam. |
| | C) | Rome. |
| | D) | Paris. |
| | E) | Madrid. |
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