Becoming one of the most important stops on the Grand Tour, Cardinal Albani built the Villa Albani to _____________
A. find an artistic style to reflect Enlightenment ideals
B. display his vast collection of antique artifacts
C. promote the industrial revolution
D. support Romantic ideals
Answer: B
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While most surviving music during the Middle Ages is monophonic, the
polyphony of the era is characterized by:
a. dissonances that resolve to open, hollow-sounding, consonant chords b. a basso continuo that supports the melody c. sudden shifts to remote chords for expressive purposes d. triads that are now the standard consonant chord e. simple chordal harmonies that are made more active by an “Alberti” bass
Girl with a Red Hat (fig. 9.6) was painted during the __________
A. seventeenth century B. twentieth century C. sixteenth century D. nineteenth century E. eighteenth century
What feature of Salvador Dalí’s The Persistence of Memory contributes most to its disturbing effect?
a) the juxtaposition of unrelated images b) the use of illusionistic space c) the small scale d) the use of automatism
Handel's ________ features the aria, Piangerò la sorte mia (I shall mourn my fate), and is one of his most frequently performed operas today.
A. La Traviata B. The Messiah C. Orfeo D. Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar)