USAP Quiz 2022.11.24

Which of the following was the poem that suddenly made Paul Revere extremely well-known?

• Phillis Wheatley's "Poems ofVarious Subjects: Religious & Mortal"

• Henry Wadworth Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride"

• benjamin West's "The Poem of Art "Paul Revere - A Silversmith"

• Toby Fox's "Undertale Character Biography"

Answer explanation

p. 52

Which of the following statements is TRUE of John Singleton Copley's "Paul Revere"?

• Revere is shown wearing his working sut, which was an unbuttoned black vest with a simple white cotton shirt.

• The portrait was drawn when Revere was meeting with other leaders of the Boston Tea Party.

• The portrait expresses the artist's deep desire to achieve "egalitarianism."

• Revere is depicted as staring at the wax hidden under his clothes.

Answer explanation

p. 52

When and in what newspaper did Phillis Wheatly publish her first poem?

• 1776, Liberty and Peace

• 1767, Newport Mercury

• 1766, Newport Mercury

• 1676, Watson and the Shark

Answer explanation

p. 53

Which of these statements is FALSE?

• In the early 1700s, rougly 1000 of Boston's 15000 residents were enslaved people.

• Phillis Wheatly published an elegiac poem following the death of the Reverend George Whitefield.

• During the war, Phillis Wheatly sent Selena Hastings a poem written in her honor.

• Abolitionists were vocal in England in the 18th century.

Answer explanation

pp. 53 -54

Waxwork is what kind of sculpture?

• subractive

• additive

• neither subtractive nore additive

• both subtractive and additive

Answer explanation

p. 60

Why does beeswax work well for shaping figures?

• It is pliable in room temperature and malleable since the warmth of the sculptor's hands softens it.

• It is fragile for shaping precious pieces of art.

• It melts at low temperatures and can be easily tinted.

• Both A and C.

Answer explanation

p. 60

Which statement is TRUE about Gilbert Stuart's Landsdowne portrait of George Washington?

• Stuart suggested the sitter pose in ice skates like the subject of his painting "The Skater."

• It is less recognizable than Stuart's self portrait, which was acquired by the Boston Athenaeum after the artist's death.

• Stuwart referenced his earlier Athenaeum portrait of Washington.

• Six copies of the portrait were made, one of which has hung in the East Room of the White House since 1950.

Answer explanation

p. 62

Which symbols of the new American nation are scattered about the room inside Gilbert Stuart's Landsdowne portrait of George Washington?

• a table leg carved to resemble faces and a bound bundle of rods

• an emblem of 13 stars, strapes in a medallion, and bold eagles on the legs of the desk

• a column and drapery

• a quill pen and inkwell

Answer explanation

p. 63

Which of these is NOT an assumption made about ideal gases?

• Gases consist of identical molecues of negligible volume.

• Gas molecules move rapidly in all directions, but not all at the same speed.

• No forces of attraction or repulsion exist between individual molecules.

• Molecules lose energy after collisions with the walls of a container.

• All of these are true.

Answer explanation

p. 32

True or false? At a constant temperature and pressure, the volume of a gas is the same as the number of moles of the gas.

• always true

• never true

• partially true, the volume is proportional to the number of moles, but not always equal

• partially true, the must be constant but the pressure must vary

• partially true, the volum of a gas is always half the number of moles of the gas

Answer explanation

p. 33