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Who is considered the founder of the French Rococo style of painting?

A
Jean-Antoine Watteau
B
Jean-Honore Fragonard
C
Johann Balthasar Neumann
D
Jean-Luc Kaisersaal
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What significance does the painting above have?

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A
The figures are three of the most prominent female artists of the time.
B
This painting was the first painting by a female to be displayed.
C
It helped counter the restrictions placed on women artists.
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During the Italian Revival, the ___________ style of architecture soon became the most sought after style.

A
Baroque
B
Neoclassical
C
Romanesque
D
Gothic
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How did Renoir glamorize his clientele?

A
by replacing them with his young artist friends and their models
B
by putting them in dark colors
C
by making their life seem so exciting
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What role are textiles believed to have played in Incan culture?

A
used as decorative clothing
B
used to identify a person’s profession
C
indicated a person’s ethnic identity and social rank
D
used for rituals
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What is Boucher most well-known for?

A
mythological scenes
B
perfect detail
C
perspective
D
tenebrism
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Why did Jefferson adopt Neoclassicism as the official style of government architecture?

A
He felt that the U.S. should free itself from British art influence and instead look to Republican Rome for artistic inspiration.
B
After taking a trip to Rome and Greece following the U.S. independence from Britain, he wanted to recreate the same style.
C
He wanted to create a “new look” in the United States.
D
It was part of a peace alliance deal between the U.S. and Italy and Greece.
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What is quillwork?

A
soaking porcupine and bird quills with natural dyes and working them into surface patterns on other objects
B
using a quill pen made from birds to paint ink symbols on bodies
C
a type of sewing of the women of the Sioux tribe
D
using a quill pen made from the feather of an eagle to draw tribal symbols on the walls of a teepee
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Who is considered the master of the Romantic landscape?

A
James Mallord William Turner
B
Francisco Goya
C
Theodore Gericault
D
Francois Rude
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Why does the above painting fit the Neoclassical style?

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the subtleness
B
restrained drama of this scene
C
the classical influence of the figure
D
the bright colors used
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How does the painting above clearly represent Realism?

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the color choice of the artist
B
through the use of tenebrism
C
the honest and striking expressions of the subjects
D
through the use of foreshortening
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The Inca valued gold and silver for their ________________.

A
power
B
monetary value
C
religious and symbolic value
D
color
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What is the focus of woodlands art?

A
respecting the earth
B
necessities
C
personal adornment
D
honoring the ancestors
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What does the white figure in the scene above symbolize?

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submission
B
purity
C
humility
D
a Christ-like figure
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Where did the term “Impressionism” come from?

A
Critics who were impressed by this form of art.
B
Critics who were not impressed by this form of art.
C
Critics who thought these pieces were merely “impressions” of art.
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Prior to 1848, monumental canvasses were reserved for _________________.

A
religious images
B
triptychs
C
heroic subjects and pictures of the powerful
D
landscapes
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How were the Aztec pyramids different from traditional Egyptian pyramids?

A
Aztec pyramids were built as castles for the kings.
B
Aztec pyramids were built by the king to commemorate the queen that died.
C
Aztec pyramids were built for the living so that they could worship their deities and to offer human sacrifices.
D
Aztec pyramids were made of wood rather than stone.
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Who was the ruler of the Aztec empire when the Spanish conquest began?

A
Moctezimo
B
Moctezuma
C
Xiuhtecuhtli
D
Tenochtitlan
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What is foreshortening?

A
a technique used to create light and shadow
B
a technique used to create depth in an image
C
a technique that draws attention to the foreground
D
a technique of shading with black pencil
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What was Monet most interested in?

A
soft colors, and how they influenced the mood
B
light, the changes of light, and how it affected objects
C
creating a warm feeling in the painting
D
portraits of subjects on the fringe of society

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