Quizzes Flashcards
Dr. Jon Linford, in “A Call to Beauty,” suggests that a beautiful object calls to us to come and know it. Why should we respond?
To expand the range of our experience and become a deeper, richer person.
to become self-absorbed.
To understand the complications of human existence.
To control entropy
To expand the range of our experience and become a deeper, richer person.
Dr. Jon Linford, “A Call to Beauty” says that Beauty will be what during life’s dark times?
The path towards self-absorption.
A guiding star.
A true and loyal friend.
An alternate perception of reality.
A true and loyal friend.
When is the best time to pursue Beauty?
While baking bread.
Now, so when dark times come Beauty will sustain us.
After graduation
In the midst of our dark times.
Now, so when dark times come Beauty will sustain us.
The Irish poet John O’Donohue tells us that “beauty is the secret sound of the deepest ___________ of things.”
religious
yearning
humanity
thereness
thereness
Blaise Pascal said that in difficult times we should always
Believe that we are on earth for a purpose.
Carry a melody in our hearts
Carry something beautiful in our minds.
Cherish the taster of bread.
Carry something beautiful in our minds.
According to Dr. Jon Linford, in “A Call to Beauty,” how does contemplating a beautiful object help us lose ourself and find ourself?
Beauty carries us through difficult times.
Mortality gives a disturbing illusion of the temporariness of things.
As we notice the Beauty of other and answer the call to perception, we become less self-absorbed.
Behind entropy are things that are and always will be there.
As we notice the Beauty of other and answer the call to perception, we become less self-absorbed.
According to Dr. Jon Linford, in “A Call to Beauty,” how is Beauty related to intimacy?
God has inspired artists and musicians and poets to create great works of art that are embedded with truth.
When we see the beauty of something, we perceive its eternal and changeless nature.
When we perceive an object’s beauty, a desire awakens in us to know it in detail.
Beauty controls entropy.
When we perceive an object’s beauty, a desire awakens in us to know it in detail.
Dr. Jon Linford, “A Call to Beauty” says that Beauty will be what during life’s dark times?
An alternate perception of reality.
The path towards self-absorption.
A guiding star.
A true and loyal friend.
A true and loyal friend.
When the Irish poet John O’Donohue tells us that “beauty is the secret sound of the deepest thereness of things.” What does he mean by “thereness”?
Their connection to the One, their eternity, their source in the love and creativity of God.
Mortality gives a disturbing illusion of the temporariness of things.
A good baker knows the farmer that grows his wheat by his first name
That it is the nature of the world to unravel, to proceed from order to disorder.
Their connection to the One, their eternity, their source in the love and creativity of God.
According to Dr. Jon Linford, in a “A Call to Beauty,” what can great works of art teach us?
Why humans make things so complicated.
Being entropy are things that are and always will be there.
Many things about ourselves if we will only look.
A good baker knows the farmer that grows his wheat by his first name.
Many things about ourselves if we will only look.
According to Dr. Jon Linford, in “A Call to Beauty,” when we see the beauty of something, what do we perceive?
Pigs seem to be content with the swill in a sty.
Its eternal and changeless nature.
A disturbing illusion of the temporariness of things.
That the nature of the world is to unravel.
Its eternal and changeless nature.
John Ruskin stated that great nations write their autobiographies in 3 books. Which of the three is the only trustworthy one?
The book of their words.
The book of their art.
The book of their deeds.
The book of their art.
Who was the Greek god of wine?
Zeus
Athena
Apollo
Dionysus
Dionysus
President Gordon B. Hinckley said that a study of the humanities “gives an aspect of living that is essential.” He believed:
Technology decreases your ability to recognize beauty.
Studying great art helps you see the interconnectedness of all areas of knowledge.
The purpose of education is to build professional opportunities.
You need technology, you need the professions, but you also need something that speaks to the heart.
You need technology, you need the professions, but you also need something that speaks to the heart.
Doctrine and Covenants 123:12 states that people “are only kept from the truth because they know not where to find it.” While this verse directly applies to the teachings of the restored Gospel, it also has a great deal of merit when considering the virtuous, lovely, good report, and praiseworthy. We will have more of it in our lives if we do what?
understand theater in spatial order.
explore and effectively analyze works of music, visual art, cinema, etc.
Both “b.” and “c.”
correctly categorize art and music as either Apollonian or Dionysian.
explore and effectively analyze works of music, visual art, cinema, etc.
M. Russell Ballard in his talk “Filling the World with Goodness and Truth” stated: No one can feast his or her eyes on the art of ________________ and not see the hand of God. __________________ himself knew it, as he expressed in this statement: “The true work of art is but a shadow of the divine perfection.”
Paul Cezanne (European emphasis on the “e” in Cezanne)
Albrecht Durer
Michelangelo
Leonardo da Vinci
Michelangelo
What instrument did worshippers of Dionysus play?
The trumpet
The aulos
The lyre
The flute
The aulos
Music with a subject is called
Atonal music
Absolute music
Program music
Baroque music
Program music
During this course you will explore great works by:
using light, color, form, perspective, and composition in a finished work.
explaining the problems involved in rendering subjects.
identifying their style, composition, and context.
combining visual elements with a performance.
identifying their style, composition, and context.
Romanesque
the arch and barrel vault,
Basilica
A basilica is a large building in the form of a long hallway. They were built in the Roman style, known today as Romanesque, with sturdy walls, high arched barrel vault ceilings, and small windows.
Gothis Architecture
ribbed vaulting, flying buttresses, and pointed arches are the structural elements that define Gothic architecture
Three styles of Greek Architecture
Doric
Ionic
Corinthian
What do we call the beam across the top of two posts?
A lintel
A keystone
A post
A polyphony between form and function
A lintel
What was the greatest influence on architecture between the fall of Rome and the 1100s?
The need for security.
Experience the architecture from the outside.
The need for privacy.
To enjoy life and imitate nature.
The need for security.
What were the structures used to brace the outside of a Gothic cathedral called?
Lintel and post
Barrel vault
Flying buttresses
Romanesque
Flying buttresses
What are the levels of a Gothic cathedral from bottom to top?
nave, transept, aspe
ambulatory, triforium, clerestory
nave, crossing, choir
north aisle, south aisle, north transept, south transept
ambulatory, triforium, clerestory
What do we call the philosophy that the world is rational and that we come to understand it through the Spirit?
Pagan
Christianity
Scholasticism
Life of the Mind
Scholasticism
What is the name of the style of the early Middle Ages that uses Roman arches, domes, and barrel vaults?
Romanesque
Polyphony between form and function
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
Dionysian
Romanesque
What was the new building material the Romans used?
Concrete
Stoa
Brick
Marble
Concrete
What Greek order used acanthus leaves on the capital?
Doric
Corinthian
Ionic
Corinthian
What is the name of the great domed church of Constantinople?
Hagia Sophia
Colosseum
Parthenon
St. Sernin Basilica
Hagia Sophia
What Greek order uses a scroll shaped capital?
Corinthian
Doric
Ionic
Ionic
What other technological innovation did the Romans use?
The arch
Post and lintel
Carved columns bulging in the center
A long series of columns to make a stoa
The arch
Which statement is not true?
The soprano is higher than the alto
The tenor is usually a man
The soprano is always a woman
The bass is lower than the tenor
The soprano is always a woman
Singing without any accompaniment is called
Choral singing
Alto singing
A cappella singing
Opera singing
A cappella singing
Which instrument is not a member of the woodwind family
Oboe
Flute
Clarinet
Trumpet
Trumpet
Which statement is not true?
Strings are at the heart of an orchestra
Many choirs include sopranos, altos, tenors, and basses
A large ensemble is called a chamber ensemble
A band is a group of instruments that does not include strings
A large ensemble is called a chamber ensemble
What instrument did Benny Goodman play?
Clarinet
Drums
Trumpet
String Bass
Clarinet
Most percussion instruments do not make a true pitch and hence cannot be used to play a melody. However, three instruments can be tuned to a pitch. Indicate the three percussion instruments that can create melody and harmony:
xylophone
marimba
timpani or kettledrum
Why do woodwinds have a softer, mellower sound than brass instruments?
Because they must correspond to the ranges of the human voice.
Because they were originally made of wood.
Because players hold them vertically.
Because they are plucked or bowed.
Because they were originally made of wood.
Which statement is not true?
The violin is higher than the viola
The cello is higher than the violin
There are both plucked and bowed string instruments
The violin family mirrors the ranges of the human voice
The cello is higher than the violin
What is the setting for the Phantom of the Opera?
The Paris Opera
The Metropolitan Opera
The Venice Opera
The Rome Opera
The Paris Opera
Indicate three percussion instruments:
cymbals
timpani or kettledrum
xylophone
Which instrument plays the solo passages in Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
Violin
Cello
Organ
Trumpet
Violin
Small sea mollusks were ground into a precious dye used only for:
the deep blue of indigo.
the purple in king’s clothing.
Michelangelo’s fresco
egg tempera.
the purple in king’s clothing.
Which artistic medium did Michelangelo use to paint the Sistine Chapel?
Oil
Mural
None of the above
Fresco
Fresco
To make an engraving the artist takes a flat plate of soft metal and scratches the desired picture into the surface. Which soft metal is usually used:
gold
copper
lead
silver
copper
What did oil-based paint make possible in regards to the Mona Lisa?
It protected the pigment from water washes.
It. provided a transparent background which reflected through the paint layers.
It allowed for ongoing revisions and blending of the colors.
It allowed Leonardo to paint on a surface other than canvas.
It allowed for ongoing revisions and blending of the colors.
How many pieces of artwork does the Louvre exhibit each year?
3,500,000
35,000
3500
350
35,000
What is not true about fresco?
A bag of soot is applied to the cartoon
The artist or an assistant punches holes in the cartoon
First the artist draws a cartoon
The paint is then applied to a dried plaster surface
The paint is then applied to a dried plaster surface
What was the Louvre before it was a museum?
A military barracks
A hospital
An orphanage
The palace of the French kings
The palace of the French kings
What year did Leonardo begin the Mona Lisa?
1516
1400
1504
1520
1504
When was the Louvre first built?
16th Century
2nd Century
14th Century
12th Century
12th Century
What is not true of oil painting?
It dries slowly
It was made famous by the Van Eyck brothers.
`` All of the statements are true
It was first used in Belgium
All of the statements are true
An artist can create perspective by_________.
Making lines move apart as they recede through space
Making objects in the background sharper than those in the foreground
Making objects in the foreground smaller than those in the background
None of the above
None of the above
Chiaroscuro refers to________.
The contrast between light and darkness
None of the above
The Rule of Thirds
The formula for creating perspective
The contrast between light and darkness
When an artist blends the background colors into a single hue at the horizon, what is she/he trying to convey?
Symmetry
Aerial Perspective
Balance
Time
Aerial Perspective
A diagonal line indicates action.
False
True
True
The 17th Century painter, Peter Paul Rubens, used a great deal of what color in “The Stroke of the Lance” to emphasize the violence of Christ’s crucifixion?
Red
Black
Yellow
White
Red
Red is cooler than blue.
True
False
False
What does the element value refer to in a painting?
How much chiaroscuro it has
How much it costs
How realistic it is
How light or dark it is
How light or dark it is
Red and green are complimentary colors.
True
False
True
What technique is used to give paintings a more realistic appearance?
Foreshortening
Chiaroscuro
All of the above
Perspective
All of the above
A horizontal line indicates stability.
True
False
True
About a century after Oedipus was performed, Aristotle used the play as an example of what?
Didactic form of theatre.
A warning that uncontrolled power corrupts.
How a play should be written.
Man’s search for truth.
How a play should be written.
What is low comedy?
An accurate portrayal of people.
Comedy of situations, or physical comedy.
Realistic comedy
People who remind us of ourselves.
Comedy of situations, or physical comedy.
In the tragedy Oedipus Rex, Oedipus questions a blind man who refuses to tell him anything. Oedipus curses him for being so uncooperative; the blind man’s reply is an example of what?
Peripety.
Foreshadowing.
Irony
Complication
Foreshadowing.
The tragic tale of Oedipus Rex begins when who received a prophecy?
King and Queen of Corinth
A sphinx
The God Apollo
King and Queen of Thebes
King and Queen of Thebes
What causes conflict in a story?
Episodic plots.
Dramatic structure
The characters being presented with choices.
Flashback and reminiscences
The characters being presented with choices.
What is the Greek word for the hero’s tragic flaw?
Protagonist
Foe
Hubris
Hamartia
Hamartia
According to Miracle Max, what is the greatest thing in the world?
A paper cut with lemon juice poured on it.
True love.
A mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
Loose change in the pocket of a person who is all dead.
A mutton, lettuce, and tomato sandwich.
What is the complication?
The part of the story from the change to the end of the story.
The success of a story.
The part of the story from the beginning to the change in the principle character’s fortunes.
A condition aggravating an already existing one.
The part of the story from the beginning to the change in the principle character’s fortunes.
What are Aristotle’s six elements of any theatrical production?
Plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, music
Music, oratory, comedy, performers, setting, scenery
Time, space, oratory, setting, scenery, staging
Comedy, tragedy, romance, irony, satire, history
Plot, character, thought, diction, spectacle, music
Who did Oedipus fight and kill on the road to Thebes?
The shepherd who saved him
His brother
A sphinx.
His real father
His real father
Which part is more important, the complication or denouement?
Denouement
Complication
Each part is equally important.
Each part is equally important.
According to Aristotle, why do humans like poetry?
Because it imitates life.
Because it is beautiful.
Because it teaches young people how to behave.
Because it rhymes.
Because it imitates life.
According to Aristotle what is tragedy’s proper pleasure?
To induce the emotions fear and pity. Cause us to pity the protagonist. To imitate action. All of the above. Make us afraid.
All of the above.
What is connotation?
Connecting and comparing two things with a form of the verb “to be.”
Language that goes beyond literal meaning and exploits its words’ connotation.
A word’s dictionary definition.
A word’s implication and undertone
A word’s implication and undertone
What is denotation?
Language that goes beyond literal meaning and exploits its words’ connotation.
A word’s dictionary definition.
A word’s implication and undertone.
Connecting and comparing two things with a form of the verb “to be.”
A word’s dictionary definition.
In Macbeth’s “Tomorrow and tomorrow and tomorrow” monologue, what does he compare life to?
A tree, it’s branches represent the people and it’s trunk represents the source of life.
A blank canvas, it’s up to each person to create their masterpiece.
A journey.
A candle, a poor player, a walking shadow, a tale told by an idiot.
A candle, a poor player, a walking shadow, a tale told by an idiot.
What is the difference between a metaphor and a simile?
A metaphor says something is like something else (the boy is like a sloth), while a simile says something is something else (the boy is a sloth).
A metaphor uses things that are associated with one another (the White House decided to veto the bill), while a simile says something is like something else (the boy is like a sloth).
Metaphor is language that goes beyond literal meaning and exploits its worlds’ connotation.
A metaphor says something is something else (the boy is a sloth), while a simile says something is like something else (the boy is like a sloth).
A metaphor says something is something else (the boy is a sloth), while a simile says something is like something else (the boy is like a sloth).
What is meter in poetry?
A regular repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
Words that look like they should rhyme but don’t (through, rough).
Rhyme that occurs at the end of the lines.
A paragraph of poetry.
A regular repeating pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables.
A dramatic poem is always an excerpt from a play.
True
False
False
What does diction refer to?
When an actor mumbles, runs words together or is hard to understand.
Both the way the actors enunciate the text and the literary style of the text itself.
The native language of the play or film.
The themes, arguments, and overall meaning of the action.
Both the way the actors enunciate the text and the literary style of the text itself.
What is iambic meter?
A repeating pattern of strong-weak syllables.
Rhyme that occurs at the end of the lines.
Words that look like they should rhyme but don’t (through, rough).
A paragraph of poetry.
A repeating pattern of strong-weak syllables.
What is the difference between analogy and a simile?
A simile is somewhat like an analogy, but it is usually easier to understand right off the bat (the kingdom of God is like unto an olive tree).
A simile is often an extended analogy.
An analogy has multiple points of comparison (life is like a box of chocolates).
An analogy uses one point of comparison (the boy is like a sloth).
An analogy has multiple points of comparison (life is like a box of chocolates).
What is figurative language?
Language that goes beyond literal meaning and exploits its words’ connotation.
A word’s dictionary definition.
Connecting and comparing two things with a form of the verb “to be.”
A word’s implication and undertone
Language that goes beyond literal meaning and exploits its words’ connotation.
What are epic poems usually used for?
To reveal the narrator’s character.
To describe the effects of evil.
To quickly convey the author’s thoughts and emotions.
Foundations myths of a given society.
Foundations myths of a given society.
What do we call a paragraph of poetry?
Internal rhyme
Rhyme scheme
A stanza
End rhyme
A stanza
What does the word classic mean?
Revival
Dionysian
Out-dated or old
Exemplary, of top quality, outstanding
Exemplary, of top quality, outstanding
What does the name renaissance mean?
End of ancient times
Rebirth
Protestant Reformation
Human freedom
Rebirth
What broke the power of the Catholic Church over the people?
A series of brutal wars
Inventions such as the cotton gin and electricity
International trade
Protestant Reformation
Protestant Reformation
Who was Plato’s teacher?
Thales of Miletus
Martin Luther
Heraclitus
Socrates
Socrates
Who led the French to victory in the Hundred Years War?
The young Dauphin
Clovis the first Christian Monarch
Henry V
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
What event is used to mark the end of Ancient times?
Christ’s resurrection.
The end of the hundred year war.
The fall of the western Roman empire.
When mankind started to raise crops.
The fall of the western Roman empire.
What philosopher influenced Plato with his teachings that the universe was created according to musical and mathematical proportions?
Cicero
Alexander the Great
Epicurus
Pythagoras
Pythagoras
What are the seven style periods?
Ancient to 500CE** Medieval 500-1450 Renaissance 1450-1600 Baroque 1600-1750 Classical 1725-1825 Romantic 1800-1900 20th Century 1900-present
What is not true about Plato?
He believed the universe was created according to musical principles.
He believed young people should avoid slothful or lustful music.
He loved tragedy.
He favored censorship of music.
He loved tragedy.
What happened to Joan of Arc?
She led the French to victory in the Battle of Castillon.
She was captured by the English and burned at the stake as a witch.
She brokered peace with the English.
She married the Dauphin and helped him rule France.
She was captured by the English and burned at the stake as a witch.
In Ancient times, what happened to allow events such as pyramid building, scripture writing, philosophical thinking, art, athletics, and architecture?
Educational opportunities equalized the society.
Overland trade routes increased commerce.
A common monetary system emerged.
Agriculture developed and more food was produced.
Agriculture developed and more food was produced.
What is the first half of the Middle Ages called?
Middle Earth
War of the Roses
Classical Antiquity
The Dark Ages
The Dark Ages
Does Hellenistic art favor form or expression?
Neither
Both
Form
Expression
Expression
What paint mixture is in part responsible for more human techniques in painting?
Tempera
Oil paint
Fresco
Watercolor
Oil paint
What was the name of the Greek style as it spread throughout the Mediterranean world in the second and first centuries BCE?
Late Bronze Age
Byzantine
Neolithic
Hellenistic
Hellenistic
Why do Egyptian paintings show some parts of the body straight on and some in profile?
To emphasize the importance of the physical body.
To show the objects from their best, most recognizable angle so that they have the most direct and powerful influence over the next life.
It’s a joke, similar to a caricature.
It was the best the primitive people could do.
To show the objects from their best, most recognizable angle so that they have the most direct and powerful influence over the next life.
Why do we think the Lascaux cave painters created their art?
Because it’s fun to make things.
To give comfort to those who had died.
To express deep emotions without words.
To influence the things of the natural world, to bring about a successful hunt.
To influence the things of the natural world, to bring about a successful hunt.
What did the technological advances of the Gothic style allow Gothic builders to do?
Use steel rods to reinforce walls and ceilings
Insulate walls, ceilings, and floors
Build high walls with stained-glass windows
Build concrete foundations
Build high walls with stained-glass windows
What event in the 1100s brought about trade with the east and a renewed interest in the comforts of life?
Doctors seeking for Indian spices and herbs to cure the Black Death.
The compass allowed maritime navigation to become accurate.
Guilds were established to police trade routes.
The Crusades
The Crusades
What characterizes Romanesque architecture? (4)
Small windows
Roman arches
Stacked levels
Barrel vaults
What was the technological advance of the Gothic style?
The intersecting arch.
Evil spirits that might try to move into the cathedral were scared away.
Astronomical clocks.
The spinning wheel allowed for tapestries to be mass produced.
The intersecting arch.
What was the name of the side supports that propped up the high Gothic walls?
Romanesque
Barrel vault
Lintel and post
Flying buttresses
Flying buttresses
Why did the ancient Egyptians create their art?
To give comfort to those who had died.
To express deep emotions without words.
Because its fun to make things.
To influence the things of the natural world, to bring about a successful hunt.
To give comfort to those who had died.
Suger’s use of Gothic arches and stained glass was meant to illustrate:
Paul’s conversion of Dionysius
the counterpoint between heaven and earth
The glory of France
The omnipotence of God
the counterpoint between heaven and earth
Who was Abbot Suger?
The priest who started the Gothic style by remodeling Saint Denis cathedral in the 1200s
b. The priest who led French troops to victory over the English during the Hundred Years War
a. The priest who was beheaded and became a saint
The priest who started the Gothic style by remodeling Saint Denis cathedral in the 1200s
Which of the following was an important cultural influence during the Gothic?
The Rise in the importance of the Virgin Mary
Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite’s philosophy of light.
All of the Above
Feudalism
Courtly Love
All of the Above
Notre Dame’s walls were built to allow a lot of_________ into the cathedral
Light
Air
Gargoyles
Worshippers
Light
Feudalism in France brought
new agricultural methods
the division of Charlemagne’s empire
the Inquisition
increased attacks by marauding Vikings
new agricultural methods
What was the name of the court of inquiry that put heretics on trial and burned people at the stake?
Crusaders
Inquisition
Pyrenees
Cathars
Inquisition
What evidence is there at Notre Dame that many architects worked on the project over the course of a century?
Bones of workers who died during construction in the reliquaries
A tapestry running the length of the nave including the names of the architects
Unmanageable cracks between the walls and flying buttresses
The different styles throughout the building
The different styles throughout the building
Which modern country was NOT part of Charlemagne’s empire?
Germany
France
Belgium
Poland
Poland
What is the main difference between Roman and Gothic arches?
Roman are narrow and Gothic are wide
Roman are rounded and Gothic are pointed
Roman are made of stone and Gothic are made of cement
Roman are taller than Gothic
Roman are rounded and Gothic are pointed
Which important event is often seen as the beginning of modern France?
The establishment of Paris as the French capital under Hugh Capet
The collapse of the Roman empire and Roman power in France
The French Revolution in 1789
The establishment of Paris as the French capital under Hugh Capet
What did Suger compare the Holy Spirit to?
Dionysius
the stones of the Gothic arch
the light of the sun
St. Denis
the light of the sun
Notre Dame is the culmination of so many ideas and philosophies of the Gothic Age. Which of the following is not part of the Gothic ideology?
The Platonic love
The importance of London on the world stage
The cult of the Virgin
The theology of light
The importance of London on the world stage
Eleanor of Aquitaine married
the king of England and the king of Acquitaine
the king of France
the king of England and the king of France
the king of England
the king of Aquitaine
the king of England and the king of France
Under feudalism in France,
the power and influence of the king of France grew.
dukes and other local rulers grew to be more powerful than the king.
the king of France was killed by Vikings.
the king of France became subject to the king of England.
dukes and other local rulers grew to be more powerful than the king.
What does the name Notre Dame mean?
House of Jesus
Our Lady
Seat of the Bishop
Our Church
Our Lady
Which structure did Maurice de Sully tear down in 1160 in order to build a more worthy Parisian church of the kings of Europe?
Notre Dame de Paris
St. Denis
St. Etienne
St. Chapelle
St. Etienne
Which of the following features were necessary due to the height of Gothic cathedrals? (Select all that apply)
flying buttresses gargoyles Correct! intersecting arch the nave
flying buttresses
The Cathars were medieval heretics that rejected the orthodox views of the Catholic church, embraced poverty and believed in reincarnation.
False
True
True
Which Christian bishop of Paris was martyred by pagan priests?
Saint Louis
Saint Denis
Saint Roch
Saint Denis
The intersecting arch was an innovation of Gothic architecture, but who first developed the arch?
the Greeks
the Byzantines
the Russians
the Romans
the Romans
What catastrophe reduced the population of Europe in the 1300’s and 1400’s?
The Bubonic Plague, or the Black Death
The Fall of Rome
Poor hygiene
The 100 Years War
The Bubonic Plague, or the Black Death
What do we call a single work of art composed of several panels?
A series
A monoptych
A collection
A polyptych
A polyptych
What is the importance of the Hellespont? Select all that apply.
It is where the Persian King Xerxes built bridges of boats to invade Greece
It is where Leander swam to see his love Hero
It is where Lord Bryon swam across the channel
It is not important other than as a point of reference
It is where the Persian King Xerxes built bridges of boats to invade Greece
It is where Leander swam to see his love Hero
It is where Lord Bryon swam across the channel
When Constantine moved his capital, what did he call the new one?
Istanbul
Constantinople
Maltepe
Byzantium
Constantinople
When did the Fall of Rome occur?
476
467
376
367
476
What were the smallest living things anyone knew about in 1453? Select all that apply.
Lice
Gnats
Fleas
Germs
Lice
Fleas
Where did most people live in 1453?
Farms
Cities
Palaces
Small towns
Farms
When the Turks conquered Constantinople, what did they call it?
Istanbul
Byzantium
Constantinople
Maltepe
Istanbul
What three events occurred in 1453, signaling the end of the Middle Ages?
The invention of movable type
The understanding that the earth was round
The end of the Hundred Years War
The Fall of Constantinople
The invention of movable type
The end of the Hundred Years War
The Fall of Constantinople
Why did the Flemish experiment with linseed oil for their paints?
The paint of their day didn’t hold its color
The paint of their day was too expensive
The paint of their day didn’t adhere properly
The paint of their day ran
The paint of their day ran
What battle marked the end of medieval warfare?
The Battle of Calias
The Battle at Crecy
The Fall of Constantinople
The Fall of Rome
The Battle at Crecy
Which Roman emperor made Byzantium his capital?
Augustus
Constantine
Maximinus
Claudius
Constantine
What event signaled the beginning of the Dark Ages?
The Fall of Greece
The Fall of Rome
The 100 Years War
The Bubonic Plague
The Fall of Rome
Why does Macbeth say “Macbeth does murder sleep”?
Because he is an insomniac
Because Macbeth will not sleep that night
Because his conscience will keep him from sleeping again
Because Duncan is the King of Sleep
Because his conscience will keep him from sleeping again
What is blank verse?
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Rhymed monometer
Rhymed iambic pentameter
Unrhymed monometer
Unrhymed iambic pentameter
Who are two of the king’s generals?
Malcolm and Banquo
Duncan and Macbeth
Macbeth and Banquo
Malcolm and Donalbain
Macbeth and Banquo
Who is the king of Scotland at the beginning of the play?
Malcolm
Duncan
Macbeth
Banquo
Duncan
How did Shakespeare adapt the story of Macbeth to suit the tastes of James I, King of England?
He made Macbeth doubt.
He insulted Banquo by saying he is not a man.
He made Banquo, James’ ancestor, innocent of the murder.
He made Malcom, James’ ancestor, innocent of the murder.
He made Banquo, James’ ancestor, innocent of the murder.
Is Macbeth a reliable history of the event in the history of Scotland?
Yes
No
No
Before the murder, Macbeth sees a vision. What is it of?
His wife
The King
A sword
A dagger
A dagger
Of whom does Malcolm say, “Nothing in his life Became him like the leaving it”?
The Thane of Glenco
The Thane of Cawdor
The King of England
The King of Scotland
The Thane of Cawdor
Who are Malcolm and Donalbain?
The King’s sons
The King’s generals
The King’s nephew
The King’s grandsons
The King’s sons
How did Macbeth get to be Thane of Cawdor?
The original thane was his father
The original thane fled to England
The original thane was executed for treason
The original thane died in the war
The original thane was executed for treason
How does Lady Macbeth get blood on her hands?
Strangling King Duncan’s grooms
Cutting her hand
Smearing King Duncan’s grooms with blood
Killing the King
Smearing King Duncan’s grooms with blood
What makes Banquo doubt that the witches are women?
Their beards
Their hands
Their faces
Macbeth’s doubt
Their beards
When Macbeth hesitates, how does Lady Macbeth persuade him to go through with the awful deed?
Insulting his manhood by saying he had no courage
Insulting him by saying he is not a man
Calling him a coward and not a man
Calls him a coward and a drunk
Calling him a coward and not a man
Why does Macbeth fear Banquo?
The witches say he would be the ancestor of kings
The witches say he was greater than Macbeth
The witches say that he will kill Macbeth
The witches say he would be king
The witches say he would be the ancestor of kings
What happens to Lady Macbeth in the end?
She flees to England
She is placed in prison
She dies
She is cured of her madness
She dies
How is it possible to not be “of a woman born”?
To be born by Caesarian Section
To be born of Hectate, Mother of Magic
To be born of the Fae, Spirits of the land
To be born of the earth as was Adam
To be born by Caesarian Section
Who says “Double, Double, Toil and Trouble”?
Lady Macbeth
Hectate
The three witches
Lady Macduff
The three witches
Who appears to Macbeth at the banquet?
The Ghost of Banquo
The Ghost of Duncan
The Ghost of Lady Macduff
The Ghost of Fleance
The Ghost of Banquo
What does Macbeth say his mind is full of?
Darkness
Witches’ lies
Hornets
Scorpions
Scorpions
How does Macbeth die?
Malcom kills him in a sword fight
Duncan kills him in a sword fight
Fleance kills him in a sword fight
Macduff kills him in a sword fight
Macduff kills him in a sword fight
What is the nature of Lady Macbeth’s madness?
She has visions of blood on the ground
She keeps trying to wash a freckle off her hand
She has visions of the murdered king
She keeps trying to wash the blood off her hands
She keeps trying to wash the blood off her hands
How does Macbeth punish Macduff for fleeing to England?
Macbeth has his wife murdered
Macbeth has his wife and daughter murdered
Macbeth has his father murdered
Macbeth has his wife and son murdered
Macbeth has his wife and son murdered
Who is Fleance?
Banquo’s son
Macbeth’s son
Macbeth’s nephew
Banquo’s nephew
Banquo’s son
Who is king at the end of the play?
Duncan
Fleance
Malcolm
Banquo
Malcolm
Which country was wracked by a Civil War between 1642–1649?
England
France
Spain
Germany
England
Who used his telescope to prove the heliocentric nature of the solar system?
Galileo
Isaac Newton
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
Robert Boyle
Galileo
Who argued that our universe was “the best of all possible worlds”?
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
John Calvin
René Descartes
Baruch Spinoza
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
Which ruler was invited to become King of England and is the ancestor of the current English royalty?
Charles the Second
James the Second
George, Elector of Hanover
William of Orange
George, Elector of Hanover
Which philosopher saw the world as a perfectly ordered and mathematically inspired creation?
Baruch Spinoza
John Calvin
René Descartes
Blaise Pascal
René Descartes
Who was not a scientist during the Baroque era?
Jean Baptiste de Lully
William Harvey
Robert Hooke
Isaac Newton
Jean Baptiste de Lully
What was the Palace of Versailles before Louis XIV had it remodeled?
A summer home
A trading post
A hunting lodge
A Shepard’s home
A hunting lodge
The Apollonian/Dionysian dichotomy demonstrates what?
That there is more than one way to appeal to the human soul.
That cognitive reasoning is the best way to appeal to the human soul.
That emotion is the best way to appeal to the human soul.
People believe irrational things.
That there is more than one way to appeal to the human soul.
What did the word barocco originally refer to?
Missing the mark
Nature gone wild
Going to far
A large, irregularly-shaped pearl
A large, irregularly-shaped pearl
What is true about Michelangelo’s late style as shown in The Last Judgment? (select all that apply)
The forms are distorted
The colors are loud
The colors are quiet
There is a lot of action
The forms are distorted
The colors are loud
There is a lot of action
Where did Handel settle and write most of his oratorios?
Denmark
France
England
Germany
England
What do we call it when performers improvise notes not written on the page?
Aria
Tonality
Ornamentation
Melisma
Ornamentation
What do we call many notes on a single syllable of text? Aria Opera Melisma Sonata
Melisma
What do we call the return of the main theme near the end of the fugue?
Exposition
Recapitulation
Subject
Episodes
Recapitulation
What do we call the center part of a fugue where the main theme disappears?
Recapitulation
Episodes
Exposition
Subject
Episodes
What do we call the first section of a fugue?
Episodes
Exposition
Subject
Recapitulation
Exposition
The birth of what art form marks the beginning of the Baroque era?
Basso continuo
Opera
Recitative
Tonality
Opera
What kind of singing features music where the words are clearly enunciated in a speech-like manner with simple accompaniment?
Basso continuo
Aria
Recitative
Opera
Recitative
What do we call a multi-movement instrumental work for one or two solo musical instruments?
Melismas
Opera
Sonata
Accompagato
Sonata
What do we call a large work for full orchestra that has contrasting sections played by a solo instrument or small group?
Aria
Concerto
Opera
Secco
Concerto
What musical composition sounds like improvisational finger exercises on a keyboard?
Toccata, or prelude
Concerto
Opera
Exposition
Toccata, or prelude
What is the main theme of a fugue called?
Episodes
Exposition
Subject
Recapitulation
Subject
How did Marie Antoinette die?
She was beheaded by the guillotine.
She drowned escaping the revolutionaries
She was shot escaping the revolutionaries
She committed suicide
She was beheaded by the guillotine.
What violent event signaled the beginning of the French revolution?
The storming of the Bastille.
The Tennis Court Oath
The Estates General of 1615
The death of King Louis XVI
The storming of the Bastille.
Who remodeled a portion of the Versailles gardens to make them more sensitive?
Marie Antoinette
Napoleon
King Louis XV
King Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Why did Marie Antoinette want a French country village in her gardens?
To hide from the revolutionaries
So she could pretend she was a shepherdess.
So she could have a place to avoid the responsibilities of being queen
To remind her of her childhood
So she could pretend she was a shepherdess.
What did the English call their bloodless revolution of 1688?
William’s Revolution
The Bloodless Revolution
The Glorious Revolution
The Resplendent Revolution
The Glorious Revolution
Who reigned France for 72 years?
William V
Louis XV
Marie Antoinette
Louis XIV
Louis XIV
According to John Locke and Thomas Jefferson, where do governments derive their power?
the consent of the governed
the divine right of kings
the right of might
the calling of God
the consent of the governed
What culture did Revolutionary France model itself after?
Ancient Rome
The Byzantine Empire
Ancient Greece
Ancient Egypt
Ancient Rome
What is the word we use to describe a landscape that fits our notions of the way it should be ordered?
Neat
Picturesque
Ordered
Perfected
Picturesque
In 1615, King Louis XVI called the Estates General, which lead to an oath by the Third Estate. What is that oath sometimes called?
The Tennis Court Oath
The Oath of the Estates General
The Oath of the Third Estate
The Oath of the Constitution
The Tennis Court Oath
Who wrote over 100 symphonies and was considered the master of the genre?
Bach
Haydn
Mozart
Beethoven
Haydn
What is the music element creating the surprise in Haydn’s Symphony #94 titled “Surprise”?
It uses a parallel period
extreme dissonance
There is a coda
dynamics
dynamics
What do we call the second part of sonata allegro form where the themes wander through various keys?
The development
The recapitulation
The exposition
The finale
The development
What is not true of Mozart’s Symphony #40?
It is built on a three-note motive
The development is longer than in Piano Sonata #1
the recapitulation is exactly like the exposition
it has a coda at the end
the recapitulation is exactly like the exposition
All great musical compositions have a distinct __________?
form
clarity
meter
tune
form
What country is Waterloo in?
Spain
England
Belgium
Prussia
Belgium
What is not a typical subject for Romanticism?
Nature All are typical subjects for romanticism The supernatural Nationalism Unrequited love
All are typical subjects for romanticism
Where was the first place Napoleon encountered nationalism against the French
Italy
Spain
France
Belgium
Spain
Why did Captain Ahab hate Moby Dick?
He hated whales.
Captain Ahab was embarked on a vengeance quest against the whale.
He had taken off his arm.
He had taken off his leg.
He had taken off his leg.
In what style are the British Houses of Parliament?
The Supernatural
Neo-Gothic
Nostalgia
Nature
Neo-Gothic
Who wandered about Germany collecting folk tales?
John Keats
Louis Pasteur
Lord Byron
The Brothers Grimm
The Brothers Grimm
Who said Romanticism was “feeling deeply”?
James Watt
Marie Curie
Louis Pasteur
Lord Byron
Lord Byron
What group of painters celebrated the natural beauty of New York?
The Stevens Rockland School
KLD Art School
The Hudson River School
The Catskills
The Hudson River School
Who invented the rotary steam engine?
Douglas Self
Alexander Hamilton
James Watt
James Lautner
James Watt
What Romantic work was about a man who sold his soul to the devil?
Faust
William Waterhouse
Jordan
Johnson
Faust
What does Bel canto mean?
Beautiful singing
Love singing
Womanizer
Tragedy
Beautiful singing
Who was the “poet of the piano”?
Frederic Chopin
Franz Liszt
Jon Schmidt
Franz Schubert
Frederic Chopin
What medieval theme appears in the last movement of the Symphonie Fantastique?
Dies irae
The pizzicato
Tragedy
Death
Dies irae
Who wrote over 600 songs in German?
Beethoven
Nibelungen
Schubert
Erlkönig
Schubert
What is rubato?
Blending four verses into a harmonious whole that only music can provide.
The memorable melodies, pictorial accompaniments, and vivid portrayals of the text.
When the pianist alters the tempo frequently, slowing down and then speeding up again.
When there is a new transition in the accompaniment as background.
When the pianist alters the tempo frequently, slowing down and then speeding up again.
What is a Gesamtkunstwerk?
A single tune that returns throughout the symphony each time the poet sees a vision of his beloved.
A memorable melodies, pictorial accompaniments, and vivid portrayals of the text.
A cycle of four operas.
An art form where a single composer wrote the story, composed the music, staged the production, coached the singers, led the orchestra, and designed the set and costumes.
An art form where a single composer wrote the story, composed the music, staged the production, coached the singers, led the orchestra, and designed the set and costumes.
Of the two great pianists of the Romantic era, who was the more virtuosic?
Frederick Chopin
Franz Schubert
Franz Liszt
Der Erlkönig
Franz Liszt
What do we call a short programmatic work for the piano?
Pieces of character
Fantasie Impromptu
A character piece
rubato
A character piece
What is the German word for song?
Gesamtkunstwerk
Canto
Rigoletto
Lied
Lied
What is Rigoletto’s profession?
Court Jester
A lover
Narrator
A duke
Court Jester
How did the wars and genocide of the Twentieth Century affect art?
Artists began to believe that beauty was no longer a valid aim for art
Artists began to believe that art could only express the hopelessness the modern world
Artists began to believe that art was a way to express hope
Artists began to believe that beauty was more important than ever
Artists began to believe that beauty was no longer a valid aim for art
Manet believed which of the following statements?
Traditional painting stifled creativity.
Traditional painting represented men or objects in a realistic and lifelike manner.
Traditional painting represented men or objects under very artificial conditions.
Traditional painting was meaningless.
Traditional painting represented men or objects under very artificial conditions.
Symbolists were a group of poets who specialized in which technique?
Using words in a logical manner to express complex ideas.
Poets who also painted impressionist paintings.
Using words in descriptive narratives to convey heroic stories.
Using words as symbols that summon emotional connections.
Using words as symbols that summon emotional connections.
How did the invention of the camera change art in the 1800s?
Artists tried to compete with the realism of photographs
Artists stopped trying to create realistic portrayals of their subjects.
Artists began to move from oil to water color paints
Artists began to change subject matter
Artists stopped trying to create realistic portrayals of their subjects.
What was the name of the treaty that ended World War I?
The Treaty of Constantinople
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Versailles
The Treaty of Berlin
The Treaty of Versailles
What do we call the literary parallel to Impressionism?
Symbolism
Modernism
Free verse
Realism
Symbolism
What did Monet call painting in front of a real-life object?
Painting in the world
Painting reality
Painting from the motif
Painting the soul
Painting from the motif
What is not one of Debussy’s stylistic techniques?
Exotic scales
Rich chords
A strict adherence to the rules of tonality
Colorful orchestration
A strict adherence to the rules of tonality
How did the invention of oil paint in metal tubes change art in the 1800s?
The paint lent itself to a more impressionistic style
The paint dried more slowly so they could make larger paintings
Painters had more colors available to them so could make more realistic paintings
Painters were no longer tied to their studios and could paint with natural lighting
Painters were no longer tied to their studios and could paint with natural lighting
What do the French call a depressed boredom that sets in once all desires have been met?
Langueur
Haine
Ennui
S’ennuie
Ennui
Who was Germany’s principle ally in World War I?
France Serbia Russia Correct! Austria
Austria
Impressionism affected music as well as art, which of the following is considered an Impressionist composer?
Claude Debussy
Paul Verlaine
Gustave Courbet
Stéphane Mallarmé
Claude Debussy
What did the French not like about Wagner’s music?
His music took tonality to the extreme
His music was solely to promote his own agenda
His music was hyper-chromatic
His music was too bombastic.
His music was too bombastic.
Who wrote a book about the psychological effects of color?
Van Gogh
Edvard Munch
Käthe Kollwitz
Wassily Kandinsky
Wassily Kandinsky
What do we call the style of painting that uses paint in tiny dots of color?
Expressionism
Cubism
Pointillism
Primitivism
Pointillism
How did Van Gogh show his excitement in painting?
With primary colors
With simple settings
With brushstrokes
With unusual subjects
With brushstrokes
What do we call a tendency to distort to create intense emotion?
Primitivism
Cubism
Expressionism
Pointillism
Expressionism
Who was nominated for an award for art but was denied it by the government because it was so lacking in “mitigating or conciliatory elements”?
Käthe Kollwitz
Edvard Munch
Sergei Diaghilev
Camille Saint-Saëns
Käthe Kollwitz
What do we call Gauguin’s emphasis on native, folk styles?
Expressionism
Cubism
Pointillism
Primitivism
Primitivism
What about Cezanne gave impetus to Modernism?
His regard for the human form.
His disregard of correctness of outline.
His regard of correctness of outline.
His disregard of correctness of color.
His disregard of correctness of outline.
What do we call an emphasis on geometric forms in art?
Cubism
Expressionism
Primitivism
Pointillism
Cubism
Which style of painting seeks to exploit the paradox of painting or the attempt to portray three dimensions on a two-dimensional canvas?
Pointillism
Cubism
Impressionism
Expressionism
Cubism
Which war serves as the backdrop for Casablanca?
World War I
American Civil War
French Civil War
World War II
WWII
Where is Casablanca?
Frankfurt, Germany
Vichy, France
Lisbon, Portugal
French Morocco
French Morocco
What brought the United States into World War II?
the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
concentration camps in Germany
Japan allying themselves with Germany
the Holocaust
the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor
Who claimed that he brought “peace in our time”?
Victor Laszlo
Neville Chamberlain
Adolf Hitler
the Austrian Nazi party
Neville Chamberlain
What is the German word for “lightening war”?
Sudetenland
Gestapo
Blitzkrieg
Sitzkrieg
Blitzkrieg
What was the name of the German secret police under the Nazis?
Sitzkrieg
Sudetenland
Blitzkrieg
Gestapo
Gestapo
Where was Casablanca made?
Czechoslovakia
Hollywood
Germany
Morocco
Hollywood
Where did the refugees in Casablanca go if they got passports out of the city?
French Morocco
Lisbon, Portugal
Sudetenland, Czechoslovakia
Vichy, France
Lisbon, Portugal
Where did the Nazis put their political opponents?
Gestapo
Vichy
makeshift prison
concentration camps
concentration camps
Where is Victor Laszlo from?
Germany
England
Morocco
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
