Quiz on Historical Events and Art - 3A

What was the Marshall Plan:

• Wanted to prevent the European interference in the American continent

• Subsides of the USA to the Europe

• Moviment that wanted the separation between faith and reason

• The creation of a republic based on liberty, equality and fraternity

About the fall of the Berlin walls, mark the correct answer:

• Occured in 1987 and influenced the german unification

• The wall was completely destroyed

• Influenced the start of economic globalization

• Influenced the fundation of OTAN

What was the objective in criating the OTAN:

• Guarantee the security of the member countries

• Provide economic suport to european capitalist countries

• Expand the capitalist territory in the Europe

• Reduce consumerism present in capitalist society

The new enemies of the USA in the end of the cold war were:

• Anarquism

• Socialism

• Religious extremism

• Monarchy

The Russian influence in Cuba was due to the sanctions imposed by the USA:

• True

• False

We can say that one of the most striking characteristics of Byzantine art is:

• The valorization of geometric shapes, with the predominant use of triangles, squares and circles.

• The concern with representing reality faithfully.

• The predominance of mythological scenes inspired by Hellenistic culture.

• The emphasis on religious icons and subjects of Christian spirituality.

Select the alternative that presents 2 characteristic elements of the Gothic style:

• Vibrant colors and simplified architecture

• Use of stained glass and vertical architecture

• Simplified architecture and mosaics

• Vibrant colors and the law of frontality

Select the alternative that presents one of the characteristics of Romanesque architecture.

• Verticality, with tall, pointed towers.

• Predominance of arches called vaults.

• Thin walls and the interior of the buildings rich in ornaments.

• Many doors and windows, creating bright environments.

At the beginning of the 12th century, an economy based on trade began in Europe, and the center of social life shifted from the countryside to the cities, giving rise to a new social class: the urban bourgeoisie. Also as a result of this process, Romanesque art began to be abandoned in favor of a new style, Gothic art, which presented the following architectural characteristics:

• Ionic columns, capitals and reliquaries.

• contrasts of light and shadow, vaults and high ceilings.

• colored stained glass windows, plenty of interior space and solid walls.

• heavy facades, little interior space and rose windows.

• flying buttresses, pointed arches and stained glass windows.

Select the INCORRECT alternative about Romanesque art.

• We can highlight some recurring and characteristic elements of Romanesque architecture, such as: horizontality and the use of vaults.

• Romanesque churches were called 'fortresses of God' because of their solid structure, with thick walls.

• Gothic art was a style that emerged after Romanesque art, being a continuation of this movement, as it was directly inspired by it.

• Like painting, sculptures also had the function of adorning religious buildings.