Question 1

The plays of Molière

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A)   often included musical interludes.
B)   were often presented at the court of Louis XIV.
C)   described the comic foibles of human society.
D)   All these answers are correct.

Question 2

The Dutch painter Maria van Oosterwyck and other female artists excelled in which genre?

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A)   The group portrait
B)   Landscape painting
C)   Still life painting
D)   All these answers are correct.

Question 3

Discuss the ways in which the upper classes influenced production and style in the arts of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Draw examples both from Europe and from regions beyond the West.

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The upper classes had a significant infl...

Question 4

Select six landmarks (visual, literary, or musical) that are, in your view, most representative of Baroque "piety and extravagance." Explain why and how they typify the period between ca. 1650 and 1750, often called, "the Age of the Baroque."

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1. St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican City - ...

Question 5

The term, "baroque" in painting comprises all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   strict compositional symmetry.
B)   illusionistic effects.
C)   strong contrast of light and dark.
D)   theatrical flamboyance.

Question 6

The composer associated with the birth of the English oratorio is

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A)   Handel.
B)   Gabrieli.
C)   Vivaldi.
D)   Lully.

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Discuss the ways in which the upper classes influenced production and style in the arts of the seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries. Draw examples both from Europe and from regions beyond the West.

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