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The book with many folded skins referred to a
The book with many folded skins referred to a
The book with many folded skins referred to a
 
  a. papyrus scroll.
  b. tablet.
  c. codex.
  d. spiral frieze.
  e. rotulus.
Hewwo   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
1793 is the year that (Multiple Choice)
1793 is the year that (Multiple Choice)
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.
kturner254   87   2 Replies
6 years ago
Neoclassicism conveyed (Multiple Choice)
Neoclassicism conveyed (Multiple Choice)
Neoclassicism conveyed
 
  a. democratic ideals.
  b. broad, enlightened culture.
  c. civil virtue.
  d. All these answers are correct.
nc2012   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
Psyche is (Multiple Choice)
Psyche is (Multiple Choice)
Psyche is
 
  a. the lover of Cupid.
  b. the Greek word for soul.
  c. the goddess of love.
  d. both the lover of Cupid and the Greek word for soul.
  e. All these answers are correct.
random1234   70   1 Reply
6 years ago
The artist of the French Revolution was
The artist of the French Revolution was
The artist of the French Revolution was
 
  a. Jacques-Louis David.
  b. Angelica Kauffmann.
  c. Antoine Watteau.
  d. Chardin.
TimDavis36   77   1 Reply
6 years ago
In the 15th century, the ________ of Florence were the great patrons.
In the 15th century, the ________ of Florence were the great patrons.
In the 15th century, the ________ of Florence were the great patrons.
 
  a. Urbini
  b. Innocenti
  c. popes
  d. Medici
jennwatson05   44   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is NOT a feature of Bruni's tomb?
Which is NOT a feature of Bruni's tomb?
Which is NOT a feature of Bruni's tomb?
 
  a. Its sculptor was Marzocco.
  b. Lions are a part of its iconography.
  c. It merges Christian and Classical motifs.
  d. The effigy of Bruni lies on a bier.
landswithrow   34   1 Reply
6 years ago
The architectural style of Ancient Greece was resurrected in the late 18th century because
The architectural style of Ancient Greece was resurrected in the late 18th century because
The architectural style of Ancient Greece was resurrected in the late 18th century because
 
  a. it was believed to inspire citizenship.
  b. it seemed to encourage heroic sacrifice.
  c. its crystalline lines seemed to reject t
desert1959   38   2 Replies
6 years ago
In Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass, Napoleon is compared to
In Napoleon at Saint Bernard Pass, Napoleon is compared to
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.
shongedz-matang   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
Ghiberti's style is (Multiple Choice)
Ghiberti's style is (Multiple Choice)
Ghiberti's style is
 
  a. aligned by orthogonals of true perspective.
  b. realistic.
  c. classically inspired.
  d. All these answers are correct.
paw2323   35   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is NOT a feature of the Hospital of the Innocents?
Which is NOT a feature of the Hospital of the Innocents?
Which is NOT a feature of the Hospital of the Innocents?
 
  a. arcades
  b. round arches
  c. Doric columns
  d. pediments
  e. bays
lowkisavage   28   1 Reply
6 years ago
Brunelleschi did many things, but he did NOT
Brunelleschi did many things, but he did NOT
Brunelleschi did many things, but he did NOT
 
  a. design the dome of Florence Cathedral.
  b. study ancient buildings and monuments in Rome, rediscovering antique proportions and measurements.
  c. work in Florence.
  d. u
starseed53   46   1 Reply
6 years ago
Marat's assassin was (Multiple Choice)
Marat's assassin was (Multiple Choice)
Marat's assassin was
 
  a. Napoleon's messenger.
  b. Colbert.
  c. Richelieu.
  d. Corday.
  e. never identified.
paw2323   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?
Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?
Which of the following is true of one-point perspective?
 
  a. Orthogonals converge at the vanishing point.
  b. Orthogonals run from right to left on the picture plane.
  c. Orthogonals are at right angles to the floor of the p
funieman04   72   2 Replies
6 years ago
The artist whom Vasari accused of being too obsessed with perspective was
The artist whom Vasari accused of being too obsessed with perspective was
The artist whom Vasari accused of being too obsessed with perspective was
 
  a. Piero della Francesca.
  b. Mantegno.
  c. Uccello.
  d. Masaccio.
  e. Brunelleschi.
mhoss814   47   1 Reply
6 years ago
Romantic artists (Multiple Choice)
Romantic artists (Multiple Choice)
Romantic artists
 
  a. were interested in the wild and ghostly.
  b. yearned for the past or a golden future.
  c. loved wild landscapes.
  d. All these answers are correct.
Bibliobibuli   50   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is NOT a new, Renaissance feature of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?
Which is NOT a new, Renaissance feature of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?
Which is NOT a new, Renaissance feature of Masaccio's Holy Trinity?
 
  a. a barrel-vault with coffers
  b. architectural forms established by Brunelleschi
  c. donors
  d. a memento mori
  e. one-point perspective
Linhlinh   67   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which author goes with which text?
Which author goes with which text?
Which author goes with which text?
 
  a. Dante  History of the Florentine People
  b. Brunelleschi  Commentarii
  c. Alberti  Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects
  d. Masaccio  De Pictura (On Pai
paw2323   49   1 Reply
6 years ago
Franois Rude's sculpture La Marseillaise represents
Franois Rude's sculpture La Marseillaise represents
Franois Rude's sculpture La Marseillaise represents
 
  a. a parade in Paris.
  b. Liberty leading France to protect the motherland.
  c. the French Revolution led by Louis XVI.
  d. the battle of the Centaurs.
Briteangelsteph   55   1 Reply
6 years ago
La Marseillaise is (Multiple Choice)
La Marseillaise is (Multiple Choice)
La Marseillaise is
 
  a. a French city.
  b. a French building.
  c. the French anthem.
  d. a French epic.
張鈺禾   108   2 Replies
6 years ago
Which of the following is NOT a correct match?
Which of the following is NOT a correct match?
Which of the following is NOT a correct match?
 
  a. Rimini  Tempio Malatestiano
  b. Brancacci Chapel  Florence
  c. Sant'Andrea  Mantua
  d. Gattamelata  Ravenna
  e. Sir John Hawkwood  Florence Cathedral
SpeedPert   57   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which best describes the work of William Blake?
Which best describes the work of William Blake?
Which best describes the work of William Blake?
 
  a. Classical
  b. Gothic
  c. down-to-earth
  d. military
  e. visionary
souljahwitch   33   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which are some of the reasons for Ghiberti's victory in the competition of 1401?
Which are some of the reasons for Ghiberti's victory in the competition of 1401?
Which are some of the reasons for Ghiberti's victory in the competition of 1401?
 
  a. His relief was less expensive to cast and more monumental than Brunelleschi's.
  b. His relief was less expensive and more graceful.
  c. His
Naty121   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
Plato's defense of Socrates is
Plato's defense of Socrates is
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.
shongedz-matang   68   1 Reply
6 years ago
L'An Deux refers to (Multiple Choice)
L'An Deux refers to (Multiple Choice)
L'An Deux refers to
 
  a. 2 B.C.
  b. 2 A.D.
  c. the second year of the French revolutionary calendar.
  d. 1776.
souljahwitch   44   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is NOT a correct match?
Which is NOT a correct match?
Which is NOT a correct match?
 
  a. Burke  the sublime
  b. Goethe  Sturm und Drang
  c. Freud  The Uncanny
  d. Rousseau  Les Misrables
garibabe   28   2 Replies
6 years ago
Constable's painting of Salisbury Cathedral is an example of
Constable's painting of Salisbury Cathedral is an example of
Constable's painting of Salisbury Cathedral is an example of
 
  a. Gothic revival.
  b. Realism.
  c. Romanticism.
  d. watercolor.
jazzy23   39   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which best describes Renaissance humanism?
Which best describes Renaissance humanism?
Which best describes Renaissance humanism?
 
  a. study of human nature
  b. human-based culture
  c. revival of Classical texts
  d. a Christian bias
Fat   92   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which of the following is a correct match?
Which of the following is a correct match?
Which of the following is a correct match?
 
  a. Coleridge  The Solitary Reaper
  b. Shelley  Kubla Khan
  c. Byron  Don Juan
  d. Keats  Ozymandias
souljahwitch   26   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto?
Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto?
Which is NOT a feature of the Tempietto?
 
  a. a Doric peristyle
  b. a balustrade
  c. a dome
  d. an Ionic frieze
  e. a cella
serenaspv01   25   1 Reply
6 years ago
Who co-wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Who co-wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
Who co-wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx?
 
  a. Baudelaire
  b. Engels
  c. Dickens
  d. Balzac
  e. Zola
lizardasuje   42   1 Reply
6 years ago
Courbet's patron, who financed the Realist exhibition, was
Courbet's patron, who financed the Realist exhibition, was
Courbet's patron, who financed the Realist exhibition, was
 
  a. Baudelaire.
  b. Zola.
  c. Flaubert.
  d. Bruyas.
Naty121   55   2 Replies
6 years ago
Which of the following is NOT a painting by Courbet?
Which of the following is NOT a painting by Courbet?
Which of the following is NOT a painting by Courbet?
 
  a. Stone Breakers
  b. Interior of My Studio
  c. Third-Class Carriage
  d. Burial at Ornans
edwii   41   1 Reply
6 years ago
The central group in Courbet's My Studio includes
The central group in Courbet's My Studio includes
The central group in Courbet's My Studio includes
 
  a. a boy, a cat, a painter, a woman, and a landscape.
  b. a juggler, a crucifix, a cat, and a painter.
  c. a painter, a woman, a boy, and a journalist.
  d. a painter,
張鈺禾   46   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which best defines an icon?
Which best defines an icon?
Which best defines an icon?
 
  a. a frontal image in a church
  b. an image on a wood panel
  c. an image of Christ
  d. any religious image
  e. a purely devotional image
babyham_   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
The term sfumato refers to
The term sfumato refers to
The term sfumato refers to
 
  a. the fashion of smoking while painting, adopted soon after the discovery of America.
  b. a smoky haze to convey depth and distance.
  c. aerial perspective.
  d. the style in imitation of th
walterjr   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
Christianity was legalized (Multiple Choice)
Christianity was legalized (Multiple Choice)
Christianity was legalized
 
  a. by the emperor Caracalla.
  b. by the Edict of Milan.
  c. in the first century A.D.
  d. in Jerusalem.
shongedz-matang   52   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is the correct chronological sequence of these works by Michelangelo?
Which is the correct chronological sequence of these works by Michelangelo?
Which is the correct chronological sequence of these works by Michelangelo?
 
  a. Rondanini Piet; the Rome Piet; David; the Sistine ceiling
  b. David; the Rome Piet; the Sistine ceiling; Rondanini Piet
  c. the Rome Piet; David
y52qiu   112   1 Reply
6 years ago
Which is NOT a feature of the Pre-Raphaelites' style?
Which is NOT a feature of the Pre-Raphaelites' style?
Which is NOT a feature of the Pre-Raphaelites' style?
 
  a. pastel colors
  b. clear edges
  c. erotic subtexts
  d. figuration
katiebug55   45   1 Reply
6 years ago
Spandrels refers to (Multiple Choice)
Spandrels refers to (Multiple Choice)
Spandrels refers to
 
  a. a broken pediment.
  b. curved triangular sections.
  c. short spans in a vaulted ceiling.
  d. a small carving tool used to sculpt marble.
efi   63   1 Reply
6 years ago
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