Question 1

What view of God did the Deists take?

Accepted Answer

A)  God was a creation of mythology
B)  God predestined human behavior
C)  God did not create the universe
D)  God had little to do with humans D

Question 2

Cite and explain two examples of Europe and China influencing one another.

Accepted Answer

One example of Europe and China influencing one another is through the exchange of goods and ideas along the Silk Road. The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that connected the East and West, allowing for the exchange of silk, spices, and other goods, as well as the spread of cultural and religious ideas. This exchange had a significant impact on both regions, as European merchants and travelers brought back Chinese goods and knowledge, while Chinese merchants and travelers brought back European goods and knowledge.

Another example is the influence of European colonialism on China. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, European powers such as Britain, France, and Germany established colonies and spheres of influence in China, leading to the introduction of Western technology, education, and political ideas. This had a profound impact on Chinese society and culture, as well as on the country's political and economic development.

Overall, the interactions between Europe and China have been complex and multifaceted, with both regions influencing each other in various ways over the centuries.

Question 3

What Joseph Haydn development was the first of the new Classical genres?

Accepted Answer

A)  The symphony
B)  The German opera
C)  The sonata form
D)  The string quartet D

Question 4

Why did Rousseau praise the Chinese tax system?

Accepted Answer

A)  For not taxing food
B)  For imposing a flat tax
C)  For not taxing property
D)  For using a progressive tax

Question 5

Why did Diderot admire Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin's still -life paintings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Focus on virtue
B)  Attention to detail
C)  Minimal brushstrokes
D)  Use of chiaroscuro

Question 6

Under Frederick I,what did Prussia value above all else?

Accepted Answer

A)  Music
B)  Freedom
C)  History
D)  Discipline

Question 7

Who introduced Western art techniques to the Chinese?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Portuguese
B)  The Jesuits
C)  The French
D)  The Manchurians

Question 8

Why did the Hapsburg Emperor Joseph II react negatively to Mozart's Don Giovanni?

Accepted Answer

A)  He did not understand Italian
B)  It had too many notes
C)  It was too tragic
D)  It lacked a moral ending

Question 9

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Question 10

What was the overarching purpose of the Encyclopédie?

Accepted Answer

A)  To accumulate and preserve human knowledge
B)  To record the findings of the French Academy
C)  To give a voice to the French philosophes
D)  To standardize the French language and spelling

Question 11

Describe Jean-Jacques Rousseau's theory of education.Then compare his theory to your educational experences.

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Question 12

Why did Voltaire declare that "Sparta became Athens" when Frederick the Great assumed power in Prussia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Frederick collected artifacts from Greece
B)  Frederick decreased his father's military forces
C)  Frederick turned from military to cultural pursuits
D)  Frederick opened a university devoted to liberal arts

Question 13

Show how François Boucher's paintings of Madame de Pompadour-Madame de Pompadour and The Toilet of Venus-were propagandistic in terms of her roles with Louis XV.

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Question 14

What work of art does the young man's position in Jean-Honoré Fragonard's The Swing reflect?

Accepted Answer

A)  Polyclitus's Doryphorus
B)  Michelangelo's The Creation of Adam
C)  Leonardo's The Last Supper
D)  Raphael's The School of Athens

Question 15

Why does Fragonard paint the young lady in The Swing as losing a shoe?

Accepted Answer

A)  To provide a focal point
B)  To emphasize her flirtatiousness
C)  To symbolize virginity loss
D)  To show more bare leg

Question 16

Why were the philosophes attracted to China?

Accepted Answer

A)  Its republican government
B)  Its Buddhist beliefs
C)  Its high level of advancement
D)  Its simplified lifestyle

Question 17

Identify and explain at least two reasons Louis XV and his court objected to printing and distribution of the Encyclopédie.

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Question 18

According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau,why did people lose the natural goodness with which they were born?

Accepted Answer

A)  Man's inherent nature is to sin
B)  Society and civilization corrupted them
C)  Formal education crushed imagination
D)  Organized religion taught false values

Question 19

List and explain three reasons the French philosophes admired Qing China.

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Question 20

Why did the eighteenth-century Parisian courtiers lose interest in portraits?

Accepted Answer

A)  They desired paintings that entertained
B)  Portraiture limited artists' creativity
C)  They were bored with the realism
D)  Louis XV disliked portraits

Exam 24: The Rococo and the Enlightenment on the Continent: Privilege and Reason