WESTERN CIVILIZATION

WESTERN CIVILIZATION NAME ____________

Test #4oB3

1._____1. In contrast with Baroque architecture, the Rococo style could be characterized as being

a. more intimate;

b. less grand and pompous;

c. more ornately decorated;

d. more religious in inspiration.

2._____2. Baroque style grew directly out of two roots

a. Luther's demand for a specifically Protestant art form and the absolutism of kings like Louis XIV;

b. the Catholic Church’s message of a revived Church rich in pomp and circumstance and exalted role of kings like Louis XIV;

c. Puritanism's rejection of Catholic liturgy and Luther's demand for a specifically

Protestant art form ;

d. he Catholic Reformation's message of a revived Church rich in pomp and Calvin's belief in a starkly simple religious service.

3._____3. He was the great artist of the Pope during this period. His statues like “David” and “Apollo and Daphne” were great examples of the Baroque style. He did much to “baroquize” St Perter’s Basilica in Rome. He was

a. El Greco;

b. Giovanni Lorenzo Bernini;

c. Rembrandt;

d. Peter Paul Rubens.

4._____4. Words used to describe the Baroque style would include all the following, EXCEPT

a. Exotic;

b. Overly elaborate;

c. Heroic;

d. Unemotional.

5._____5. Which of the following statements is most accurate?

a. The Enlightenment was centered in France;

b. The Enlightenment began in England;

c. The Enlightenment never reached Catholic Europe;

d. The Enlightenment could be not be found in Scotland, Italy, Germany and Russia.

6._____6. Which term is the most associated with the Baroque

a. Balanced;

b. Tromp L’ oeil;

c. Realism;

d. Austerlitz.

7._____7. What is the most correct date for the start of the French Revolution?

a. 1775;

b. 1788;

c. 1789;

d. 1790;

e. 1792.

8._____8. Developments in these two sciences were at the heart of the scientific revolutions:

a. physics and astronomy;

b. chemistry and medicine;

c. theology and mathematics;

d. biology and politics.

9._____9. The Committee on Public Safety:

a. was formed by the Girondists

b. abolished the national draft

c. executed Robespierre as one of its first orders of business

d. instituted the Reign of Terror

10._____10. The Directory was controlled by:

a. monarchists;

b. representatives of the working classes and peasantry;

c. substantial property owners;

d. Jacobins.

11._____11. John Locke, author of An Essay Concerning Human Understanding stood for the theory that

a. Man born a blank slate on which environment and experiences write their effects;

b. Women were the equals of men;

c. Resurgence of nobility was good fro France;

d. Man is good; society corrupts.

12._____12. Voltaire, the "Prince of the Philosophes", author of Candide, often attacked a. royal despotism;

b. political radicalism;

c. bad taste;

d. religious bigotry and superstition.

13._____13. Louis XIV selected for his kingly emblem the

a. the sun;

b. the moon;

c. the chrysanthemum;

d. clock.

14._____14. Louis XIV fought four wars. The nation that most of these wars was fought against was

a. Spain;

b. Holland;

c. Prussia;

d. Denmark.

15._____15. The author of the Declaration of the Rights of Woman and Citizen was

a. Olympe de Gouges;

b. Madame Roland;

c. Madame DeFarge;

d. Marie-Louise-Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun.

16._____16. Napoleon in 1799

a. defected to the Austrians after assisting them in destroying the Italians;

b. preached the brotherhood of mankind prior to slaughtering homeless Frenchmen;

c. aided the Prussians and then demanded the Prussians attack Russia in repayment for "the French favor";

d. joined a conspiracy to destroy the Directory, the very government he had helped

to save in 1795.

17._____17. The guillotine became popularly known as the “scythe of equality.” One of the reasons for that was that during the French Revolution

a. it made for a more entertaining spectacle for the morose,

blood-thirsty sans-culottes;

b. it was used on both nobles, and commoners alike;

c. the peasants were eager to develop a more festive environment for eliminating

their former oppressors;

d. it was used to kill the king and his family.

18._____18. Which of the following was not a cause of the outbreak of the revolution in France in 1789?

a. an enormous national debt;

b. an economic crisis and a bad harvest;

c. the demand of the nobility for greater power and influence;

d. the invasion of France by foreign armies.

19._____19. The Enlightenment favored

a. Inductive over deductive reasoning

b. Deductive over inductive reasoning

c. Classical over deductive reasoning

d. Deductive over classical reasoning.

20._____20. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy resulted in

a. making the clergy employees of the state;

b. splitting the french clergy into two groups- supporters and opponents of

the revolution;

c. arousing the anger of the Pope;

d. all of these.

21._____21. The text describes the “Enlightenment” as “less a set of ideas than it was a set of

a. customs”;

b. rules”;

c. attitudes”;

d. actions”.

22._____22. It was called The Systemic Dictionary of the Sciences, Arts and Crafts. It was edited by Denis Diderot from 1751 to 1780. It has come to be called

a. The Encyclopedia;

b. The Book of Knowledge;

c. The Social Contract;

d. An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.

23._____23. He was born in Scotland in 1711. His great philosophical work, A Treatise of Human Nature (1739) made no impression on his contemporaries He came to be know for his belief that only perception existed. He was

a. John Locke; b. David Hume; c. Caesar Beccaria;

d. Isaac Newton.

24._____24. He believed in the heliocentric theory of the solar system. He was made to recant(take-back) his view. He was

a. Galileo;

b. David Hume;

c. Voltaire;

d. Montesquieu.

25._____25. The sans-culottes were those who supported:

a. the king and the royalists;

b. the high clergy and those opposing the revolution;

c. the Girondists;

d. the Jacobins;

e. Napoleon.

Questions 26-32 come from the reading SEEDS OF CHANGE

Identify the following as being characteristic of the nobles Marquis d'Escouloubre (A),

or Duke Saulx-Tavanes(D):

26 rarely visited his property in the provinces;

27 had most of his land holding spread all through the province of Burgundy;

28 took his role as seigneur most seriously;

29 lived in the village of Vieillevigne;

30 was in the greatest debt.

31._____31. The "new" nobles, those who had earned their nobility often through service to the king, were called the

a. knights of the realm

b. nobles of the robe

c. nobles of the sword

d. squires of the forests

32._____32. A “Fermier” was

a. a village/town lawyer.who worked in the village/town but lived outside of it.

b. the village/town representative of the king.

c. a large tenant farmer who often was a moneylender and farm manager

d. the tax leveed on all the peasants in the village/town.

33._____33. The Constitution of 1791 became a less-than-credible document in June 1791 when

a. the king and the royal family attempted to flee, thus deserting the Constitution

and the revolutionary cause;

b. France was invaded successfully by the combined forces of Austria and Prussia;

c. England laid siege to Toulon and the Revolution was lost;

d. widespread riots in the countryside and rampant inflation in the cities toppled

the constitutional monarchy.

34._____34. The rallying cry of the French Revolution came to be

a. “Life, Liberty, and Property”;

b. “Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”;

c. “Bread, Land and Peace”;

d. “Faith Hope and Charity”.

35._____35. Louis XIV great minister, whose name is associated with the Mercantilism as an economic theory was

a. Richelieu; b. Mazarin; c. Sully; d. Colbert.

36_____36. Another name for that economic theory was

a. Bullonsitzism; b. Absolutism; c. Capitalism; d. Statism.

37._____37. The “Thermidorian reaction” brought

a. the grant of new enlarged powers to the Committee of Public Safety;

b. the end of the terror and another attempt at constitutional government;

c. the end of inflation and price increases;

d. the working classes closer to power.

38._____38. Which nation continued guerrilla resistance to Napoleon after their defeat?

a) Italy

b) Germany

c) Spain

d) Holland

39._____39. Napoleon carried out three of the following. Which is the exception? a. he established a system of public education;

b. he reached an agreement with the Pope;

c. he codified French law;

d. he reduced the power of the central government to interfere in local

governmental affairs.

40._____40. After his first defeat , Napoleon was exiled to the italian island of

a. St. Helena; b. Elba; c. Corsica; d. Sicily.

41._____41. Which event of the revolution came first

a. Calling of Estates General;

b. Coup d'etat Brumaire;

c. National Assembly;

d. Storming of the Bastille.

42._____42. Which event of the revolution came first

a. Abolition of Feudalism;

b. King flees;

c. Tennis Court Oath;

d. Thermidorian Reaction.

43._____43. This historian popularized the idea that the Revolution was caused by a conflict of social classes. Although he was not a Marxist he would prepare the way for that interpretation. He was

a. Robert Palmer;

b. Craine Brinton;

c. Alphonse Aulard;

d. Jean Jaures.

MATCH the following Constitution with the correct provisions.

44._____44. Constitution of 1791 A. Five people serving as head of state

45._____45. Constitution of 1793 B. First Consul

46._____46. Constitution of 1795 C. Property a sacred r ight 47._____47. Constitution of 1799 D. Levee en Masse

Identify the following paintings/buildings/ statues:

48._____48. On the “Yellow” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque statue?

A B

49._____49. On the “Yellow” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque building?

A B

50._____50. On the “Green” sheets; Which of the following is the Baroque painting?

A B