Deck 25: The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason

Question 1

In The Signboard of Gersaint,Jean-Antoine Watteau modeled the dog after the work of

A) Nicolas Poussin.
B) Titian.
C) Peter Paul Rubens.
D) William Hogarth.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Eighteenth-century French philosophes were concerned with

A) manners and tradition.
B) metaphysical matters.
C) secular and social concerns.
D) theater and painting.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Voltaire's Candide learns to survive a world filled with stupidity and keep pessimism at bay by

A) tending to the small things and ignoring the world.
B) focusing on love to overcome life's dark side.
C) socializing extensively.
D) professing religious faith.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Deists took the view that God

A) was a creation of mythology.
B) predestined human behavior.
C) did not create the universe.
D) had little to do with humans.

Question 5

The music that arose in reaction to the Rococo is called "Classical," because of its

A) symmetry, proportion, unity, and clarity.
B) reliance upon a small number of instruments.
C) predictability of form and movements.
D) use of Greek and Roman mythological themes.

Question 6

Many of François Boucher's paintings of Madame de Pompadour show her reading or writing to

A) validate her role as Louis XV's most trusted advisor.
B) advocate the education of French women.
C) establish her as intellectually worthy of Louis XV.
D) negate the rumors that she was Louis XV's mistress.

Question 7

In Jean-Antoine Watteau's The Signboard of Gersaint,a portrait of Louis XIV is shown being placed in a storage box,because Louis

A) was not popular with the common people.
B) had criticized Watteau's work.
C) did not support the Enlightenment.
D) had recently had died.

Question 8

All of the following define Rococo interior architecture EXCEPT

A) S- and C-curves.
B) elaborate cartouches.
C) shell forms.
D) symmetrical surfaces.

Question 9

Denis Diderot admired Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin's still-life paintings for their

A) focus on virtue.
B) attention to detail.
C) minimal brushstrokes.
D) use of chiaroscuro.

Question 10

Louis XV twice banned the printing of the Encyclopédie for

A) giving the common people too much information.
B) causing irreparable damage to morality and religion.
C) leading readers to distrust their rulers.
D) supporting John Locke's views on government.

Question 11

Voltaire made himself unpopular with both the French and Prussian by

A) writing plays that involved questionable morals.
B) openly living with the Marquise du Châtelet, a married woman.
C) stating that the Prussian monarchy was better than the French.
D) criticizing the government and satirizing the rulers.

Question 12

Jean-Antoine Watteau's fêtes galantes became popular,because of their

A) mythological allusions.
B) symmetry and perspective.
C) erotic overtones.
D) realistic portrayal of society.

Question 13

In Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing,the young lady's lost shoe and bare foot symbolize

A) youth.
B) flirtatiousness.
C) lost virginity.
D) secrecy.

Question 14

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau,people were born with natural goodness but lost it upon

A) philosophical study.
B) corruption by society and civilization
C) formal education.
D) exposure to organized religion.

Question 15

In the mid-eighteenth century,art criticism began in an effort to

A) satisfy the French appetite for knowledge.
B) give exposure to new artists and architects.
C) enable tourists to appreciate and understand art.
D) demonstrate French cultural superiority.

Question 16

What is the famous opening line of Rousseau's Social Contract?

A) "I am not made like any of those I have seen."
B) "To renounce liberty is to renounce being a man."
C) "Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains."
D) "The principle of all sovereignty resides in the nation."

Question 17

The Rococo style emphasized

A) the pursuit of pleasure.
B) social concerns.
C) emotional complexity.
D) history paintings.

Question 18

Why did Voltaire declare that "Sparta became Athens" when Frederick the Great assumed power in Prussia?

A) Frederick collected artifacts from Greece.
B) Frederick decreased his father's military forces.
C) Frederick turned from military pursuits to cultural pursuits.
D) Frederick opened a university devoted to liberal arts.

Question 19

In Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing,the young man's position reflects that of

A) Polyclitus's Doryphoros.
B) Adam in Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam.
C) Jesus in Leonardo's The Last Supper.
D) Plato in Raphael's The School of Athens.

Question 20

The overarching purpose of the Encyclopédie was to

A) accumulate and preserve human knowledge.
B) record the findings of the French Academy.
C) give a voice to the French philosophes.
D) standardize the French language and spelling.

Question 21

What Joseph Haydn development was the first of the new Classical genres?

A) symphony
B) German opera
C) sonata
D) string quartet

Question 22

Show how François Boucher's paintings of Madame de Pompadour-Madame de Pompadour and The Toilet of Venus-were propagandistic in terms of her roles with Louis XV.

Question 23

List and explain three reasons the French philosophes admired Qing China.

Question 24

Explain Jean-Jacques Rousseau's theory of education as described in Émile.Then compare his theory to your educational experiences.

Question 25

Identify and explain two examples of Europe and China influencing one another.

Question 26

All of the following are forms in a symphonic movement EXCEPT

A) sonata.
B) aria.
C) allegro.
D) rondo.

Question 27

Citing examples from both the painting and music of the period,explain why people quickly tired of the Rococo style.

Question 28

List and describe the four sections of Johann Stamitz's orchestra.

Question 29

The Hapsburg Emperor Joseph II reacted negatively to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni,because it

A) was sung in Italian.
B) had too many notes.
C) was too tragic.
D) lacked a moral ending.

Question 30

Identify and explain at least two reasons that Louis XV and his court objected to the printing and distribution of the Encyclopédie.

Question 31

The philosophes were attracted to China for its

A) republican government.
B) Buddhist beliefs.
C) high level of advancement. 0p990
D) simplified lifestyle.

Question 32

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart called the form of his last four great operas

A) opera sera.
B) style gallant.
C) opera buffa.
D) dramma giocoso.

Question 33

Compare the courts of Prussia's Frederick I and his son,Frederick the Great.

Question 34

Identify and describe two ways Rococo painting differs from Baroque.

Question 35

Define Mozart's dramma giocoso,his uniting of opera seria and opera buffa,illustrating your points with specifics from Don Giovanni.