AnswersKVHS-020A Art History AThe Movement II: People

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Why was the king in the above image painted?

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Because he was the king and wanted to be honored.
B
The artist wanted to impress the king.
C
He was the greatest French patron of Italian Renaissance art.
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What is the underlying meaning behind the image below?

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It is an allegory of the Garden of Eden.
B
Damnation is the result of a life of sinfulness.
C
It portrays different stories of the Old Testament.
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Who created the piece shown below?

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Durer
B
Riemenschneider
C
Rothenberg
D
Krug
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Who is pictured in the image above?

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A
King Louis XIV
B
King Francis I
C
King Nicolas II
D
King Henry VIII
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How was art affected by the Reformation?

A
Artists had to leave their homes to seek patronage in other lands.
B
Much art was destroyed for containing religious imagery.
C
The papacy no longer controlled the art world.
D
All of the above are true.
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Which of the following best describes the design of Hardwick Hall?

A
The one story hall became a two-story great hall with rooms arranged symmetrically around it.
B
It was designed to look like the Tudor Court.
C
Both A and B
D
Neither A nor B
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Which of the following had a great impact on royal court painting?

A
Italian Renaissance
B
German artists
C
classical style
D
all of the above
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Under the Protestant Church of England, who was the head of the church?

A
the pope
B
the bishop
C
the monarch
D
none of the above
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Why was art so popular during this period?

A
There was no other form of creativity at the time.
B
The country was very stable.
C
Art was being taught in schools to young children.
D
all of the above
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Who is the artist, and what is the title of the piece below?

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Allegory of the Battle of Lepantes; El Greco
B
Allegory of the Battle of Lepanto; Titian
C
Story of the Battle of Lepantan; Raphael
D
none of the above
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What role did Antwerp play in the art of the Netherlands?

A
It was the international center for trade as well as the commercial artistic center.
B
Many artists came from this area of the Netherlands.
C
It provided the funding for community based art commissions.
D
all of the above
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Why were there so few religious paintings painted during this time period?

A
The King ordered against all religious paintings.
B
England became a Catholic nation.
C
Artists were put in prison.
D
none of the above
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Who is pictured in the image below?

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A
Queen Elizabeth
B
Princess Elizabeth
C
Jane Seymour
D
Catherine of Aragon
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Who painted the portrait above?

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A
Hans Holbein the Younger
B
Robert Smythson
C
Nicholas Hilliard
D
Henry Holbein the Younger
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Which of the following best describes the style El Greco adopted for the painting below, titled The Burial of the Count Orgaz?

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mythical and unrealistic
B
balanced between the lower earthly portion, and the suggested movement in the upper celestial portion
C
calmness between the expressionless lower portion and the flowing upper portion
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What happened to Spain after the “Invincible Armada”?

A
Philip ruled the most technically advanced monarchy.
B
Spain regained control of South America, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and France.
C
Spain thrived as a result of the defeat.
D
Spain’s prestige was damaged and naval supremacy was lost.
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Why were Bruegel’s work and subjects favored by local scholars, merchants, and bankers?

A
They commissioned him for many landscapes.
B
He once was once a baker.
C
They appreciated his political, social, and religious themes.
D
all of the above
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Which of the following best represents El Greco’s style based on the painting below?

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a combination of iconic Byzantine style and colorful paintings of colorful scenic compositions of Italian painters
B
a combination of colorful Italian style with the detail of art from the Netherlands
C
a combination of Netherlands subject matter and Byzantine style

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