Question 1

El Greco was born&#10;A)in Venice.&#10;B)in Constantinople.&#10;C)in Toledo.&#10;D)in Crete.

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El Greco (real name: Doménikos Theotokópoulos) was born in Crete, which was at the time a Venetian colony, in 1541.

Question 2

Important Counter-Reformation authors include&#10;A)Ridolfi, Teresa, and Ignatius.&#10;B)Luther, Clement VII, and Teresa.&#10;C)Teresa, John of the Cross, and Clement VII.&#10;D)John of the Cross, Teresa, and Ignatius.

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John of the Cross, Teresa, and Ignatius are all significant authors of the Counter-Reformation movement. John of the Cross and Teresa were both Spanish mystics who wrote about their experiences with God and the importance of spiritual discipline. Ignatius, the founder of the Jesuit order, wrote extensively about the importance of education and missionary work in spreading the Catholic faith. The other answer choices include authors who were either not associated with the Counter-Reformation or were opposed to it.

Question 3

A significant influence on the development of El Greco's style was&#10;A)Tintoretto.&#10;B)Titian.&#10;C)Byzantine style.&#10;D)High Renaissance style.

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El Greco's style was influenced by the Byzantine style, which is characterized by its use of flat colors, stylized figures, and gold backgrounds.

Question 4

Giambologna was born in&#10;A)Italy.&#10;B)Germany.&#10;C)Flanders.&#10;D)France.

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Giambologna, also known as Jean de Boulogne, was born in Flanders, which is part of the modern-day Netherlands and Belgium. He became one of the most important sculptors of the late Renaissance in Italy, but his place of birth was Flanders.

Question 5

Working in Spain from 1577 onward,this painter's style was greatly affected by Byzantine influences.&#10;A)Tintoretto&#10;B)Correggio&#10;C)Michelangelo&#10;D)El Greco

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El Greco, also known as Doménikos Theotokópoulos, was a Greek painter who worked in Spain from 1577 until his death in 1614. His style was greatly influenced by Byzantine art, which he had studied during his early years in Crete. This can be seen in his use of elongated forms, intense colors, and spiritual themes.

Question 6

Mannerism involved&#10;A)twisted forms.&#10;B)strange colors.&#10;C)ambiguous space.&#10;D)All these answers are correct.

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Mannerism art style involved twisted forms, strange colors, and ambiguous space. All these answers are correct.

Question 7

&#34;Indulgences&#34; refer to&#10;A)liberal child-rearing practices.&#10;B)credits against one's sins.&#10;C)the 95 theses of Martin Luther.&#10;D)the rules of the Council of Trent.

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Indulgences were credits or pardons given by the Catholic Church that could be used to reduce the amount of time someone spent in purgatory after death. Martin Luther's opposition to the sale of indulgences was one of the key points he raised in his 95 theses, which sparked the Protestant Reformation. The Council of Trent, held several decades later, sought to reform the Catholic Church but did not abolish the practice of indulgences entirely.

Question 8

Which is NOT a meaning related to the Mannerist style?&#10;A)affectation&#10;B)mannered&#10;C)to the manner born&#10;D)stylized&#10;E)bizarre

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"To the manner born" is an idiom that means someone is born into a particular situation or is naturally suited to it. The other choices are all related to the characteristics of Mannerist art, which include affectation, mannered or exaggerated poses and gestures, stylized forms, and sometimes bizarre or fantastical elements.

Question 9

Tintoretto painted&#10;A)dynamic compositions.&#10;B)strong diagonals.&#10;C)serpentine curves.&#10;D)All these answers are correct.

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Tintoretto is known for using dynamic compositions, strong diagonals, and serpentine curves in his paintings.

Question 10

The patron of Cellini's gold and enamel saltcellar was&#10;A)Francis I.&#10;B)Cosimo I de' Medici.&#10;C)Eleonora of Toledo.&#10;D)Federigo Gonzaga.

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The patron of Cellini's gold and enamel saltcellar was Francis I, who was the king of France from 1515 - 1547. He was a major patron of the arts and invited many Italian artists, including Cellini, to work for him in France.

Question 11

Vasari's account of women artists is a reflection of&#10;A)his feminism.&#10;B)his humanism.&#10;C)his patriarchal view of art.&#10;D)his political correctness.

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The answer of Vasari's account of women artists is a...

Question 12

Palladio studied Roman ruins and published an illustrated edition of ________ in 1556.&#10;A)Vitruvius.&#10;B)the Four Books.&#10;C)Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses.&#10;D)Plato's Republic.

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The answer of Palladio studied Roman ruins and published an...

Question 13

Serpentinata refers to&#10;A)Cellini's lizard.&#10;B)the salamander of Francis I.&#10;C)a Mannerist pose.&#10;D)Bronzino's iconography.

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The answer of Serpentinata refers to&#10;A)Cellini's lizard.&#10;B)the salamander of Francis...

Question 14

Which of the following correctly matches artist with work?&#10;A)Parmigianino - allegory called Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time&#10;B)Bronzino - Madonna of the Long Neck&#10;C)Cellini - saltcellar of Francis I&#10;D)Giambologna - Palazzo del T&#232;

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The answer of Which of the following correctly matches artist...

Question 15

The exterior of the Palazzo del T&#232; contains&#10;A)triglyphs.&#10;B)metopes.&#10;C)keystones.&#10;D)rustication.&#10;E)All these answers are correct.

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The answer of The exterior of the Palazzo del T&#232;...

Question 16

________ was NOT a Mannerist painter.&#10;A)Pontormo&#10;B)Parmigianino&#10;C)Correggio&#10;D)Michelangelo

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The answer of ________ was NOT a Mannerist painter.&#10;A)Pontormo&#10;B)Parmigianino&#10;C)Correggio&#10;D)Michelangelo...

Question 17

Martin Luther was&#10;A)an American civil rights leader.&#10;B)a 16th-century monk.&#10;C)an artist.&#10;D)a member of the Council of Trent.

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The answer of Martin Luther was&#10;A)an American civil rights leader.&#10;B)a...

Question 18

According to your text,who was the single most important architect of his generation and influenced subsequent generations of Western architects?&#10;A)Vasari&#10;B)Cellini&#10;C)Palladio&#10;D)Vitruvius&#10;E)Ridolfi

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The answer of According to your text,who was the single...

Question 19

Who wrote &#34;Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror&#34;?&#10;A)Parmigianino&#10;B)Ashbery&#10;C)Clement VII&#10;D)Carlo Ridolfi

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The answer of Who wrote &#34;Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror&#34;?&#10;A)Parmigianino&#10;B)Ashbery&#10;C)Clement...

Question 20

Veronese satisfied the Inquisition by&#10;A)repainting his picture.&#10;B)renaming his picture.&#10;C)putting his picture in storage.&#10;D)destroying his picture.&#10;E)sending his picture out of the country.

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The answer of Veronese satisfied the Inquisition by&#10;A)repainting his picture.&#10;B)renaming...

Question 21

Which of the following correctly matches work with patron?&#10;A)the design of the Church of Il Ges&#249; - Palladio&#10;B)Bronzino's Venus, Cupid, Folly, and Time - the king of Spain&#10;C)Palazzo del T&#232; - Federigo Gonzaga&#10;D)Villa Rotonda - Pythagoras

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The answer of Which of the following correctly matches work...

Question 22

What problem did Palladio solve in the fa&#231;ade of San Giorgio Maggiore?&#10;A)how to deal with the fact that it is on an island&#10;B)how to reconcile a high nave with lower side aisles&#10;C)how to combine a dome with a Greek portico&#10;D)how to relate the building to its environment

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The answer of What problem did Palladio solve in the...

Question 23

Who painted The Artist's Sister Minerva?&#10;A)Sofonisba Anguissola&#10;B)Properzia de' Rossi&#10;C)Andrea del Verrocchio&#10;D)El Greco

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The answer of Who painted The Artist's Sister Minerva?&#10;A)Sofonisba Anguissola&#10;B)Properzia...

Question 24

The design of the Church of Il Ges&#249; was intended to&#10;A)accommodate large congregations.&#10;B)satisfy the humanist tastes of the patron.&#10;C)reflect the Greek cross plan.&#10;D)show the importance of Alberti's churches.

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The answer of The design of the Church of Il...

Question 25

Who was the artist of the Entombment painted for the Church of Santa Felicit&#224; in Florence?&#10;A)Parmigianino&#10;B)Pontormo&#10;C)Bronzino&#10;D)Anguissola

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The answer of Who was the artist of the Entombment...

Deck 15: Mannerism and the Later Sixteenth Century in Italy