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Art across Time, 2/e

Laurie Schneider Adams

Neoclassicism: The Late Eighteenth Century and Early Nineteenth Century Centuries

Multiple Choice Quiz

Please answer all questions


1	1793 is the year that
		A)	the French Revolution began
		B)	the Directory began
		C)	Louis XVI was guillotined
		D)	Napoleon became First Consul
		E)	Napoleon lost the Battle of Waterloo


2	Bacchantes are
		A)	wine gods
		B)	priestesses of Dionysos
		C)	goddesses
		D)	priests of Dionysos
		E)	priestesses of Apollo


3	Psyche is
		A)	the lover of Cupid
		B)	the Greek word for "soul"
		C)	the goddess of love
		D)	all of the above
		E)	a and b


4	The oath of the Horatii
		A)	is a painting by Ingres
		B)	is an event from Roman tradition
		C)	is described in Classical texts
		D)	is the subject of a tragedy by Racine
		E)	is a document by Jefferson


5	The Oath of the Horatii was commissioned by
		A)	Louis XIV
		B)	Napoleon
		C)	Louis XVI
		D)	Marie Antoinette
		E)	Charles I


6	Plato's defense of Socrates is
		A)	the Death of Socrates
		B)	the Apology
		C)	not recorded
		D)	a treatise on political philosophy used by Napoleon
		E)	the Laws


7	Marat's assassin was
		A)	Napoleon's messenger
		B)	Colbert
		C)	Richelieu
		D)	Corday
		E)	never identified


8	"L'An Deux" refers to
		A)	2 B.C.
		B)	2 A.D.
		C)	1793
		D)	1776
		E)	1722


9	In Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass, Napoleon is compared to
		A)	Charlemagne and Caesar
		B)	Hannibal and Scipio
		C)	Caesar and Scipio
		D)	Hannibal and Charlemagne
		E)	Scipio and Charlemagne


10	Who of the following did NOT work for Napoleon?
		A)	David
		B)	Ingres
		C)	Vigee-Lebrun
		D)	Benoist
		E)	Canova


11	1787 is the year that
		A)	the U.S. Constitution was signed
		B)	George Washington became president
		C)	Thomas Jefferson became president
		D)	The American Revolution broke out
		E)	the Declaration of Independence was signed


12	As depicted in The Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Capitol Rotunda has a (an) ____________ frieze on the upper part of the walls.)
		A)	Ionic
		B)	Corinthian
		C)	Tuscan
		D)	Federal
		E)	Doric


13	Which LEAST inspired Jefferson's architectural style?
		A)	Palladio's Four Books on Architecture
		B)	Gothic Revival
		C)	Chiswick House
		D)	the Pantheon
		E)	Neoclassicism


14	Which was NOT designed by Jefferson?
		A)	the University of Virginia
		B)	Monticello
		C)	the U.S. Capitol Building
		D)	the Richmond Capitol Building
		E)	b and c


15	Greenough's George Washington was based on
		A)	Napoleonic iconography
		B)	Pharaonic iconography
		C)	Jeffersonian iconography
		D)	Phidian iconography
		E)	Athenian iconography


16	Place Charles de Gaulle was formerly called
		A)	Place de l'Etoile
		B)	Place Vendôme
		C)	Place Napoleeon
		D)	Place Richelieu
		E)	Place Colbert

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