Humanities 060 - People & Their World » Fall 2021 » Chapter 29 Quiz

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Question #1
In his painting The Third of May, 1808: The Execution of the Defenders of Madrid, Goya utilizes the common Romantic themes
A.   intellectual exploration of politics
B.   love and lust
C.   none of the answers
D.   creative individualism, patriotism and heroic nationalism
Question #2
In his painting Napoleon Visiting the Plague Victims at Jaffa Gros depicts Napoleon by mixing
A.   neoclassical style he learned from David and modern cubism he learned from Picasso.
B.   tone color and smooth brushstrokes to emphasize Napoleon’s heroism
C.   none of the answers
D.   Classical lore and Christian legend to create a heroic Romantic image.
Question #3
In Liberty Leading the People Delacroix depicts
A.   the symbolic figure of Lady Liberty leading the French rebels through smoke and over piles of corpses.
B.   the cowards of the French Revolution who betrayed Napoleon.
C.   none of the answers
D.   an actual historical event of a female revolutionary leading a charge.
Question #4
Edmonia Lewis sculpted Forever Free that depicts
A.   a young slave who has broken his chains and raises his arm in victory while his female companion kneels in grateful prayer.
B.   a band of French revolutionaries marching.
C.   Lady Liberty welcoming slaves to America.
D.   none of the answers
Question #5
Mid Nineteenth Century architecture took its inspiration
A.   from the present.
B.   from the future.
C.   from the past.
D.   none of the answers
Question #6
The most common time period Romantic architecture was influenced by is
A.   the medieval world.
B.   Imperial Rome.
C.   none of the answers
D.   classical Greece.
Question #7
Romantic music is best described as
A.   structured, organized and dealing with classical themes to reflect the influence of Greek civilization.
B.   adhering to a specific set of standards to reflect the Romantic ideal of order and symmetry.
C.   consisting of grand orchestras, dealt with death and love, and expanded sound and structure to reflect human emotion and passion.
D.   none of the answers
Question #8
Beethoven’s Third Symphony Eroica (or “Heroic”) was originally inspired by and written for
A.   Julius Caesar
B.   Napoleon Bonaparte
C.   George Washington
D.   none of the answers
Question #9
The virtuoso Frederic Chopin is known for his prowess with
A.   electric guitar
B.   piano
C.   violin
D.   none of the answers
Question #10
The German composer Richard Wagner created a new form of opera he called
A.   none of the answers
B.   music-drama
C.   musical
D.   soap opera

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