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10 The Spirit of Baroque Study Guide
1. What statement best describes the function of the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India?
a. a mosque dedicated to the Mughal faithful
b. a tomb for the wife of an emperor and himself
c. a shrine marking the site of an incident in the life of Muhammad
d. a temple where worshippers honor the Great Buddha Page ref: 259
2. Of the baroque qualities below, which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa, centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?
a. fascination with modern science and mathematics
b. interest in religious emotion and human psychology
c. neoclassical preference for order and balance
d. dynamism created by conflicting lines Page ref: 260
3. Which of these baroque works best realizes the attempt to combine different arts in a single, dramatically unified whole?
a. Handel’s Messiah
b. Caravaggio’s Calling of St. Matthew
c. Bernini’s Cornaro Chapel
d. Rubens’ Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus Page ref: 261
4. What statement best describes Francesco Borromini, designer of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
a. Bernini’s architectural rival in baroque Rome
b. a talented imitator of Caravaggio’s painting
c. a genius of Italian opera in Venice
d. an influential member of Louis XIV’s court at Versailles Page ref: 263
5. In carrying the technique of chiaroscuro (dramatic light and shadow) to the cities of Florence and Naples, Artemisia Gentileschi spread the influence of what artist?
a. Caravaggio
b. Gianlorenzo Bernini
c. Nicolas Poussin
d. Johannes Vermeer Page ref: 264
6. What would one expect to hear during a performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo?
a. a concerto grosso
b. a hymn
c. a recitative and aria
d. a prelude and fugue Page ref: 265
7. Which What term is best associated with the unification of European states like France and Spain under all-powerful monarchs, who used their power to subdue the nobility and bring central order to government?
a.
1. What statement best describes the function of the Taj Mahal, in Agra, India?
a. a mosque dedicated to the Mughal faithful
b. a tomb for the wife of an emperor and himself
c. a shrine marking the site of an incident in the life of Muhammad
d. a temple where worshippers honor the Great Buddha Page ref: 259
2. Of the baroque qualities below, which is most clearly illustrated in Bernini's Ecstasy of St. Teresa, centerpiece of the Cornaro Chapel?
a. fascination with modern science and mathematics
b. interest in religious emotion and human psychology
c. neoclassical preference for order and balance
d. dynamism created by conflicting lines Page ref: 260
3. Which of these baroque works best realizes the attempt to combine different arts in a single, dramatically unified whole?
a. Handel’s Messiah
b. Caravaggio’s Calling of St. Matthew
c. Bernini’s Cornaro Chapel
d. Rubens’ Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus Page ref: 261
4. What statement best describes Francesco Borromini, designer of San Carlo alle Quattro Fontane?
a. Bernini’s architectural rival in baroque Rome
b. a talented imitator of Caravaggio’s painting
c. a genius of Italian opera in Venice
d. an influential member of Louis XIV’s court at Versailles Page ref: 263
5. In carrying the technique of chiaroscuro (dramatic light and shadow) to the cities of Florence and Naples, Artemisia Gentileschi spread the influence of what artist?
a. Caravaggio
b. Gianlorenzo Bernini
c. Nicolas Poussin
d. Johannes Vermeer Page ref: 264
6. What would one expect to hear during a performance of Monteverdi's Orfeo?
a. a concerto grosso
b. a hymn
c. a recitative and aria
d. a prelude and fugue Page ref: 265
7. Which What term is best associated with the unification of European states like France and Spain under all-powerful monarchs, who used their power to subdue the nobility and bring central order to government?
a.