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From about __________, democratic, republican, and revolutionary causes affected every phase of European life and art. |
| | A) | 1740-1815 |
| | B) | 1750-1825 |
| | C) | 1760-1835 |
| | D) | 1770-1845 |
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Although the late eighteenth century was marked by democratic revolution and profound social change, it was also a period of classical restraint in the arts. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The two outstanding Classical composers of the late eighteenth century were |
| | A) | Mozart and Beethoven. |
| | B) | Haydn and Mozart. |
| | C) | Haydn and Beethoven. |
| | D) | Mozart and Martinez. |
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The musical center of the Classical style, and the city where Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven all lived and worked was |
| | A) | Paris. |
| | B) | Vienna. |
| | C) | London. |
| | D) | Florence. |
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The term classical is an ambiguous word that has acquired all of the following meanings except |
| | A) | referring to the arts of ancient Greece and Rome. |
| | B) | describing an objective, emotionally restrained approach to art as opposed to the subjective "romantic" style. |
| | C) | referring to a work of art that is new, innovative, and sure to become popular. |
| | D) | referring to the music of Haydn and Mozart's period. |
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Which of the following characteristics of the late eighteenth century's artistic style renders the term Classical particularly applicable to the period? |
| | A) | frequent references to the arts of Greece and Rome. |
| | B) | concern with clarity of form. |
| | C) | a quality of emotional restraint characteristic of the most important works of the period. |
| | D) | all of the above. |
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The goals of the Enlightenment included all of the following except |
| | A) | to use reason to improve the quality of life. |
| | B) | to encourage mystic, supernatural, and religious beliefs. |
| | C) | to promote religious tolerance. |
| | D) | to replace political abuse with social justice. |
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It was the French who articulated and defended the ideas that led to the Age of Reason, but they freely acknowledged their debt to the English for pointing the way toward the intellectual movement called the |
| | A) | Age of Reason. |
| | B) | Enlightenment. |
| | C) | French Revolution. |
| | D) | American Revolution. |
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The members of the Enlightenment were concerned with mistreatment of the upper classes, and they initiated significant humanitarian reforms to correct these injustices. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Proponents of the Enlightenment believed that knowledge is universal, truth absolute, and reason the pathway to Enlightenment. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The frivolous, aristocratic art of the Rococo was well suited to expressing the enlightened, democratic, and revolutionary views of the late eighteenth century. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The greatest painter of mid-eighteenth-century France was |
| | A) | Sir Joshua Reynolds. |
| | B) | Jean-Antoine Houdon. |
| | C) | Jacques-Louis David. |
| | D) | J. B. S. Chardin. |
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Jacques-Louis David was a __________ artist whose revolutionary sympathies imbued his later works with romantic characteristics. |
| | A) | medieval |
| | B) | renaissance |
| | C) | baroque |
| | D) | neoclassic |
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The English artist __________ was a moralist, but he tempered his visual sermons with satire and caustic wit. |
| | A) | Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| | B) | William Hogarth |
| | C) | Jean-Antoine Houdon |
| | D) | Jacques-Louis David |
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One of England's greatest painters during this period, __________, preferred to paint the rich and the elegant, stressing line over color in the classical manner. |
| | A) | Sir Joshua Reynolds |
| | B) | William Hogarth |
| | C) | Jean-Antoine Houdon |
| | D) | Jacques-Louis David |
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Who made the likenesses of Franklin, Jefferson, and Washington on United States coins? |
| | A) | Reynolds |
| | B) | Chardin |
| | C) | Houdon |
| | D) | David |
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Although Houdon made his living from portraiture, he made every effort to produce accurate rather than flattering portrayals. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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The influence of the eighteenth-century neoclassical style on the United States is expressed in the language and tone of the |
| | A) | Preamble to the Constitution. |
| | B) | Declaration of Independence. |
| | C) | Pledge of Allegiance. |
| | D) | Gettysburg Address. |
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__________ was designed in the 1790s to become a city of neoclassical buildings, grassy parks, and long, wide avenues. |
| | A) | New York |
| | B) | Chicago |
| | C) | Los Angeles |
| | D) | Washington, D.C. |
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In literature, the eighteenth century was an age of __________ more than poetry. |
| | A) | possibilities |
| | B) | prose |
| | C) | plays |
| | D) | puns |
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During the eighteenth century, the __________ theater was of unprecedented importance. |
| | A) | French |
| | B) | English |
| | C) | Spanish |
| | D) | American |
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During the eighteenth century, concerts became more common and the public's appreciation for music increased. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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During the late eighteenth century, a significant number of women became professional musicians, braving criticisms of impropriety and often winning recognition for their accomplishments. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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During the eighteenth century, Marianne von Martinez studied with the famous composer, __________, and later composed a large number of full-length works. |
| | A) | Ludwig van Beethoven |
| | B) | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| | C) | Franz Joseph Haydn |
| | D) | William Billings |
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Which Classical composer accepted the social and artistic restrictions of court employment? |
| | A) | Haydn |
| | B) | Mozart |
| | C) | Beethoven |
| | D) | Billings |
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All of the following were characteristics of Classical music except |
| | A) | composers embraced Baroque intensity of religious feeling. |
| | B) | classicists found beauty in order and symmetry of design. |
| | C) | crescendos were used, and were longer and more expressive. |
| | D) | instrumental music clearly dominated the Classical period. |
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During the Classical period, the predominant texture was |
| | A) | monophony. |
| | B) | polyphony. |
| | C) | homophony. |
| | D) | heterophony. |
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In colonial America, the art of singing and the ability to read music were largely lost during the rugged pioneer years. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Among the most famous early American musical pioneers who wrote and organized compositions were __________ and Daniel Read. |
| | A) | William Billings |
| | B) | Thomas Hardy |
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Energetic and enterprising New Englanders with little or no formal training initiated the singing school movement in the late eighteenth century to teach Americans how to sing. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Art music became a part of life for many middle-class Americans during the late eighteenth century. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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During the late eighteenth century, professional musicians in the United States were almost entirely |
| | A) | trained in U.S. conservatories. |
| | B) | self-taught. |
| | C) | immigrants from Europe. |
| | D) | none of the above. |
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Americans like Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and Patrick Henry were musically inclined and interested in playing musical instruments. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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Who invented the glass harmonica? |
| | A) | George Washington |
| | B) | Benjamin Franklin |
| | C) | Thomas Jefferson |
| | D) | Patrick Henry |
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It was during the eighteenth century that America's first art songs were composed in imitation of European models. |
| | A) | TRUE |
| | B) | FALSE |
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