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1
The Rococo style reflects the influence of the decorative arts of:
A)India
B)China
C)Africa
D)all of the above
2
The woman who influenced the commercial popularity of Sévres porcelain and commissioned Boucher to paint her portrait was:
A)Madame de Pompadour
B)Marie Antoinette
C)the Marquise du Chételet
D)Elizabeth Vigée-Lebrun
3
Who is NOT generally considered a painter of the Rococo style:
A)Fragonard
B)Boucher
C)Greuze
D)Watteau
4
Neoclassical art and classical music have in common an emphasis on:
A)clarity and formal structure
B)biblical themes
C)freedom of form
D)all of the above
5
18th-century musical developments included all EXCEPT which one of the following?
A)New forms of instrumental music
B)The birth of the symphony orchestra
C)The use of the sonata form
D)The birth of opera and oratorio
6
David's Oath of the Horatii is notable for which of the following?
A)Emphasis on reason and intellect over emotion and sentiment
B)Depiction of aristocrats at leisure
C)Use of pastels and soft colors
D)Rejection of classical ideals
7
Neoclassicism is:
A)a revival of Greco-Roman culture
B)connected to the traditions of the Renaissance
C)a reaction against the Rococo style
D)all of the above
8
All of the following are true of the Rococo style of painting EXCEPT:
A)artists emphasized the leisure life of the aristocracy
B)artists focused on themes of sensuality and pleasure
C)artists employed delicate colors and fragile forms
D)artists favored stark contrasts of light and dark
9
One would likely find the influence of the Rococo style in the palaces and churches of each of the following countries EXCEPT:
A)France
B)England
C)Germany
D)Austria
10
Which of the following Rococo artists' works greatly emphasized the sensuality of the body and were openly erotic?
A)Watteau
B)Boucher
C)Vigee-Lebrun
D)Fragonard
11
Fragonard's painting "The Swing":
A)creates a mood of erotic intrigue
B)reflects the aristocratic fashions of the time
C)shows great detail in the landscape
D)all of the above





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