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End of Course Test - Humanities - 2025

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 43mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

 

The term "baroque" comes from the Portuguese word barroco, meaning?

a)

Oddly shaped diamond

b)

Oddly shaped Jewel

c)

Oddly shaped Pearl

d)

Oddly shaped Emerald

2.

Romantic artists loved ...

a)

Reason

b)

Education

c)

Nature

d)

Pessimism

3.

Which Impressionist painter created this masterpiece?

a)

Manet

b)

Degas

c)

Renoir

d)

Cassatt

4.

Which Renaissance artist created this giant mural?

a)

Da Vinci

b)

Raphael

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Donatello

5.

Which was NOT a type of character in Commedia dell'arte?

a)

Captain (Capitano)

b)

Lovers (Innamorati)

c)

Servants (Zanni)

d)

Angels (Angeli)

6.

Which Impressionist painter created this masterpiece?

a)

Manet

b)

Degas

c)

Renoir

d)

Cassatt

7.

What is the name of the painting style that describes the work of Claude Monet?

a)

Surrealism

b)

Post-Impressionism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Realism

8.

What artist painted 'The Starry Night' and is considered one of the greatest artists in history?

a)

Paul Gaugain

b)

Mary Cassatt

c)

Vincent Van Gogh

d)

Edgar Degas

9.

How many plays & sonnets did Shakespeare write?

a)

33 plays, 154 sonnets

b)

38 plays, 145 sonnets

c)

38 plays, 154 sonnets

d)

35 plays, 145 sonnets

10.

Which Northern Renaissance artist painted this masterpiece?

a)

Jan Van Eyck

b)

Sandro Botticelli

c)

Michelangelo

d)

Raphael

11.

Who is known as 'The Father of Humanism'?

a)

William Shakespeare

b)

Sir Thomas More

c)

Petrarch

d)

ChaucerPeP

12.

Which Baroque composer composed 'The Four Seasons'?

a)

J.S. Bach

b)

Amadeus Mozart

c)

Antonio Vivaldi

d)

G.F. Handel

13.

Which Baroque composer composed 'Toccata and Fugue in D Minor'?

a)

Amadeus Mozart

b)

Antonio Vivaldi

c)

G.F. Handel

d)

J.S. Bach

14.

What does the word "Renaissance" mean?

a)

Traditional

b)

Stagnation

c)

Rebirth

d)

A Latin term for 'Art'

15.

What is the artistic technique that is used to show depth and distance on a flat surface?

a)

Perspective

b)

Realism

c)

Idealism

d)

Flow

16.

Where did the Renaissance begin?

a)

France

b)

Germany

c)

Italy

d)

England

17.

Shakespeare is known as the what?

a)

Poet

b)

Playwright

c)

Sonneter

d)

Bard

18.

Renaissance authors began to write in their own dialect (language); this made literature more important, personal, and popular.

a)

Humanism

b)

Vernacular

c)

Secularism

d)

Dialect

19.

Which Romantic composer created

'Ride of the Valkyries'?

a)

Tchaikovsky

b)

Chopin

c)

Wagner

d)

Liszt

20.

This movement's art reflected the desire for the exotic, the past (specifically Medieval times), the supernatural, the hero, the emotional ...

a)

Realism

b)

Transcendentalism

c)

Impressionism

d)

Romanticism

21.

What Renaissance artist is responsible for creating the "Pieta?"

a)

Leonardo da Vinci

b)

Michelangelo

c)

Sandro Botticelli

d)

Donatello

22.

Which Mexican Impressionist created this masterpiece?

a)

Cezanne

b)

Pissarro

c)

Clausell

d)

Degas

23.

This is a dramatic work in one or more acts, set to music for singers and instrumentalists.

a)

Contata

b)

Libretto

c)

Opera

d)

Concerto

24.

During the Baroque period, most people heard music only in ...

a)

... the square.

b)

... Church.

c)

... the street.

d)

... their homes.

25.

What was the task of the Monuments Men?

a)

To fight the Germans.

b)

To find art and give it to the Germans.

c)

To teach the President about art.

d)

To find, protect, and preserve art.

26.

Which Romantic artist created this masterpiece?

a)

Mary Cassatt

b)

Vincent Van Gogh

c)

Caspar David Friedrich

d)

Claude Monet

27.

What is the name of the Spanish painter whose works were historically significant to the Spanish people?

a)

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

b)

Francisco Goya

c)

Eugène Delacroix

d)

Ivan Aivazovsky

28.

Name one of Ms. Halterman's favorite paintings.

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29.

Last question to redeem yourself:

How did Raphael die?

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30.

Art, music, philosophy, and theatre interact and influence one another.

a)

True

b)

False

31.

Music, art, and theatre can bring people of all classes and cultures together.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Religion has no impact on culture.

a)

True

b)

False

33.

A piece of art, music, or theatre can reflect many ideas to many different groups of people.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Music is the only way to express emotions.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo were:

a)

musicians.

b)

artists.

c)

philosophers.

d)

actors.

36.

Why do people in Mexico celebrate the Day of the Dead (el dia de los muertos)?

a)

To honor the living.

b)

To honor those ancestors who have died.

c)

To honor their pets.

d)

To honor soldiers who have fought for Mexico.

37.

What is this picture an example of?

a)

Realism.

b)

Middle Ages Artwork.

c)

Commedia dell'Arte.

d)

Renaissance.

38.

Why were masks worn by actors in Commedia dell'arte?

a)

To represent poor or wealthy characters.

b)

They didn't wear masks.

c)

To exaggerate comic features.

d)

They were fashionable.

39.

In The Fall of the House of Usher, what happened to Roderick after the death of his sister?

a)

He had a party.

b)

He went mad.

c)

He asked Frederick to leave the House of Usher.

d)

He went riding.

40.

Which of the following best describes the romantic view of nature?

a)

Nature is full of deception and the unknown; the source of evil.

b)

Nature is beautiful, mysterious, and symbolic. God can be seen in nature.

c)

Science and reason are higher than nature and should be given more attention and respect.

d)

Nature reveals all of the negative qualities of mankind, so we must avoid it, and embrace forward progress.

41.

Identify the artist of this work of art.

a)

Rufino Tamayo

b)

Frida Kahlo

c)

Jose Clemente Orozco

d)

Diego Rivera

42.

Romanticism or Realism?

(a)  

43.

Romanticism or Realism?

(a)  

44.

Who is the creator of this painting?

a)

Jose Clemente Orozco

b)

Rufino Tamayo

c)

Frida Kahlo

d)

Diego Rivera

45.

Identify the artist and title of the painting.

a)

Monet; Garden at Giverny

b)

Degas; The Absinthe Drinker

c)

Gauguin; Arearea 1892

d)

Seurat; The Gardener

46.

Who was Zora Neale Hurston?

a)

An artist from the Harlem Renaissance.

b)

A musician from the Harlem Renaissance.

c)

An anthropologist from the Harlem Renaissance.

d)

A writer from the Harlem Renaissance.

47.

What is the title of this woodblock print?

a)

The Mount Fuji

b)

The Great Wave of Kanagawa

c)

The Great Tsunami

d)

The Fishermen in the Storm

48.

Many artists were influenced by Japanese art and designs and incorporated elements of the style into their work (aka Japonisme). One of those artists, _____, painted the image titled Pruniers en fleurs.

a)

Vincent Van Gogh

b)

Claude Monet

c)

Madeleine Vionnet

d)

James A.M. Whistler

49.

Where did Gauguin spend ten years of his life?

a)

New Zealand

b)

Hawai'i

c)

French Polynesia

d)

Australia

50.

What did John G. Rand invent in 1841?

a)

Modified paintbrush.

b)

Paint in a tube.

c)

Acrylic paints.

d)

Paint sprayer.

51.

Who was Joseph Bologne?

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52.

Pablo Picasso was a ...

a)

Post-Surrealist

b)

Cubist

53.

Salvador Dali was a ...

a)

Mexican Muralist

b)

Surrealist

54.

Were Beethoven's best works written before or after he lost his hearing?

a)

Before.

b)

After.

55.

Who are the 'Big Three' of the Baroque Period?

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56.

Describe the differences (at least three) between Medieval and Renaissance Art.

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57.

Why is the Mona Lisa so important?

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58.

Which German Renaissance artist, famous for his engravings, has been called the 'Leonardo of the North'?

a)

Velasquez

b)

Dürer

c)

Dante

d)

Cellini

59.

Which of the following was NOT a characteristic of the Renaissance?

a)

Rocovery from the plague, the Great Schism, and the Hundred Years war by turning to ancient Greek and Roman works.

b)

Secular views are a necessary part of understanding new urban societies.

c)

All humans are capable of anything as individuals as long as they are willing to try.

d)

Life is based on what is necessary to survive, and nothing else is of any importance.

60.

WHY do the Humanities matter?

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