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 Van Gogh, Sunflowers
 Van Gogh, Thatched Houses in Cordeville
 Van Gogh, The Artist's Room in Arles

 Van Gogh, Wheatfield with Crows
 Gaugin, Tahitian Women on the Beach
 Munch, The Scream

 Kollwitz, March of the Weavers
 Kandinsky, Cossacks

 Matisse, La Desserte
 Picasso, The Old Guitarist
 Picasso, Violin and Grapes

Review Questions
In the multiple choice section, you will answer 50 questions selected randomly from the
questions below:
The Palace of Versailles (Video)
 Why was Nicholas Fouquet imprisoned?
 What was the Fronde ?
 What was the Palace of Versailles before Louis XIV had it remodeled?
 What did Louis XIV call himself?
Introduction to the Baroque
1. What did the word barocco originally refer to?
2. What does the word affection mean?
3. What are the humors? 4. Which philosopher saw the world as a perfectly ordered and mathematically inspired
creation?
5. Which country saw the most destruction in the Thirty Years War?
6. Which country was wracked by a Civil War between 1642 - 1649?
7. What was another name for the rum-sugar-slave trade in 17 th and 18 th centuries?
8. Who used his telescope to prove the heliocentric nature of the solar system?
Baroque Music
1. What was the belief that music had the ability and purpose of moving the emotions?

2. What was the name of the style where the bass and harmonies played continuously
regardless of what instruments or voices were carrying the melody?
3. What do we call it when performers improvise notes not written on the page? 4. What do we call it when the chords and melodic figures clearly outline a strong sense of
home key?
5. The birth of what art form marks the beginning of the Baroque era? 6. What kind of singing features music where the words are clearly enunciated in a speech-
like manner with simple accompaniment?
7. What is the name of singing where the music becomes more important than the words
and seeks to explore a single emotion of the character?
8. Where did Handel settle and write most of his oratorios?
9. What do we call many notes on a single syllable of text?
10. What musical instrument (besides the voice) was most characteristic of the Baroque
era?