Question 1

Mid-nineteenth-century architecture in the West began to pay homage to the ________ style,which was clearly revived in the Houses of Parliament along the Thames River in London.&#10;A)baroque&#10;B)exoticism&#10;C)Rococo&#10;D)Gothic

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The Houses of Parliament along the Thames River in London was built in the Gothic style, which began to influence mid-nineteenth-century architecture in the West.

Question 2

Which of the following found inspiration in uncommon subjects such as the restless vitality of untamed horses and the faces of the clinically insane?&#10;A)Gros&#10;B)Goya&#10;C)G&#233;ricault&#10;D)Delacroix

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Géricault found inspiration in unconventional subjects, including the raw energy of wild horses and the expressions of the mentally ill, notably in works like "The Raft of the Medusa" and his series of portraits of the insane.

Question 3

Examine the principal exponents of heroic and nationalistic themes in the visual arts: Gros,G&#233;ricault,Goya,Delacroix,Bartholdi,and Rude.

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Romantic artists sought to praise the hero,they captured certain principal themes that glorified creative individualism,patriotism,and nationalism.Antoine-Jean Gros,the student of "first painter," Jacques-Louis David,painted works of Napoleon's military campaigns that became powerful vehicles of political propaganda.For example,in his Napoleon Visiting the Plague Victims at Jaffa,Gros converted a minor historical event-Napoleon's tour of his plague-ridden troops in Jaffa (in Palestine)-into an exotic allegorical drama that cast Napoleon in the guise of Christ as healer.Indeed throughout most of Western history,the heroic image in art was bound up with Classical lore and Christian legend,but now artists were using this context to portray contemporary events.The artist Francisco Goya helped to advance this phenomenon.The Third of May,1808:The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid was Goya's nationalistic response to the events ensuing from an uprising of Spanish citizens against the French army of occupation.In true Romantic style,he used emphatic contrasts of light and dark and the theatrical attention to graphic details to heighten the intensity of the contemporary political event.
Théodore Géricault worked to portray the heroic ideal as well,but chose to elevate ordinary men to the position of heroic combatants,as they struggle against insurmountable odds.His work The Raft of the "Medusa" brought together the reality of a man-made disaster and the more abstract theme of the Romantic sublime:the terror experienced by ordinary human beings in the face of nature's overpowering might.
While Goya and Géricault democratized the image of the hero,Géricault's pupil and follower Eugène Delacroix raised that image to grand proportions.His paintings are filled with fierce vitality and vivid detail,he declared,"I have no love for reasonable painting." In his work,Liberty Leading the People,the women,a personification of liberty,assumes heroic status as she helps to lead the people against tyranny.Inspired by Delacroix's Liberty,France sent as a gift of friendship to the young American nation a monumental copper and cast-iron statue of a similarly idealized female symbol of liberty;The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World)is the "sister" of Delacroix's painted heroine;it has become a classic image of freedom for oppressed people everywhere.
In his sculpture,François Rude embodied the dynamic heroism of the Napoleonic Era.In his richly textured work,The Departure of the Volunteers of 1792,Rude captured the revolutionary spirit and emotional fervor of this battalion's marching song,La Marseillaise,which the French later adopted as their national anthem.

Question 4

The Italian composer Verdi and Germany's Wagner are still famous for exploiting ________ in their compositions.&#10;A)nationalistic themes&#10;B)new instrumentation&#10;C)chromatic scales&#10;D)dissonance

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Verdi and Wagner were both known for incorporating nationalistic themes into their compositions, drawing on the cultural and historical context of their respective countries (Italy and Germany). Verdi was particularly associated with the Italian Risorgimento movement, and his operas often celebrated patriotic and revolutionary ideals. Wagner, meanwhile, drew on German mythology and folk traditions to create works that celebrated the idea of the German nation. While both composers also experimented with new instrumentation, chromatic scales, and dissonance in their works, their use of nationalistic themes remains one of their most distinctive and enduring legacies.

Question 5

Which of the following hailed imagination as paramount in the life of the artist and focused on sensuous and violent subjects? He said,&#34;I have no love for reasonable painting.&#34;&#10;A)Gros&#10;B)Goya&#10;C)G&#233;ricault&#10;D)Delacroix

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Delacroix believed that imagination was paramount in the life of the artist and focused on sensuous and violent subjects. He famously said, "I have no love for reasonable painting." While Gros, Goya, and Géricault were also associated with the Romantic movement and created works with a similar subject matter, Delacroix's words specifically align with this description.

Question 6

Musical pieces (often short)that have an improvised sound in spite of their carefully written notation are called&#10;A)&#233;tudes.&#10;B)impromptus.&#10;C)nocturnes.&#10;D)treatments.

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Impromptus are typically short, improvised-sounding musical pieces that have been carefully notated. They are often written for solo piano, and their free-form structure and improvisatory feel make them a popular choice for pianists looking to showcase their skills. Etudes, Nocturnes, and Treatments are all different types of musical compositions that may have varying levels of improvisation, but none of them are specifically known for their improvised sound.

Question 7

Rumored by contemporaries that he had made a pact with the Devil for his musical abilities,________ refused to publish his own work,which he alone would perform.&#10;A)Beethoven&#10;B)Mozart&#10;C)Paganini&#10;D)Chopin

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The rumor of making a pact with the Devil is commonly associated with the Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini, who was considered a virtuoso in his time. He was known for his exceptional and unconventional skills with the violin, which led some to speculate that he had made a deal with the Devil in exchange for his talent. Paganini also refused to publish his work and only performed it himself, adding to his enigmatic and mysterious reputation.

Question 8

________ heightened the importance of fantasy and story in his legendary Russian ballets Swan Lake,The Nutcracker,and Sleeping Beauty.&#10;A)Grieg&#10;B)Schubert&#10;C)Mussorgsky&#10;D)Tchaikovsky

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Tchaikovsky is known for his legendary Russian ballets Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty, which emphasized the importance of fantasy and story in ballet.

Question 9

Discuss the basic characteristics of the Romantic style in art and music.

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Question 10

________ generally elevated the heart over the mind and the emotions over the intellect.&#10;A)Romantic architects&#10;B)Romantic writers&#10;C)Romantic artists&#10;D)All these answers are correct.

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All of the options - Romantic architects, writers, and artists - generally elevated emotion over intellect and placed a greater emphasis on the human experience and individual feelings.

Question 11

________ was a new,flamboyant spectacle of the era that united all aspects of theatrical production: music,dance,stage sets,and costumes.&#10;A)The musical&#10;B)The concerto&#10;C)The leitmotif&#10;D)Opera

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Question 12

List the major trends in nineteenth-century architecture.

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Question 13

Which of the following was the pupil of Jacques-Louis David,but rejected Neoclassicism in favor of more realistic scenes of France's emperor in theatrical settings?&#10;A)Gros&#10;B)Goya&#10;C)G&#233;ricault&#10;D)Delacroix

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Question 14

The Royal Pavilion at Brighton,England remains the quintessential example of which of the following architectural styles?&#10;A)Baroque&#10;B)Exoticism&#10;C)Rococo&#10;D)Gothic

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Question 15

The artists of the late seventeenth century favored heroic themes and personalities,especially those illustrating&#10;A)the struggle for political independence.&#10;B)the realities of peasant life.&#10;C)the open vistas of the American plains.&#10;D)the majesty of European monarchs.

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Question 16

________ united poetry and music in the intimate form of the lied.&#10;A)Grieg&#10;B)Schubert&#10;C)Mussorgsky&#10;D)Tchaikovsky

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Question 17

By far,the most popular musical instrument in nineteenth-century Europe was which of the following?&#10;A)the trumpet&#10;B)the piano&#10;C)the lute&#10;D)the bassoon

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Question 18

Examine the principal exponents of the Romantic style in music: Beethoven,Schubert,Berlioz,and Chopin.

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Question 19

Discuss the significance and definition of Romantic dance and opera.

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Question 20

Wagner's ________ tied sound to story,evidence of the Romantic search for an ideal union of poetry and music.&#10;A)use of backdrops behind the orchestra&#10;B)invention of new brass instruments&#10;C)use of minor keys&#10;D)leitmotif

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Deck 29: The Romantic Style in Art and Music