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It is generally agreed that the Classical Period lasted for seventy five years in what range of dates?
1650-1725
1700-1775
1725-1800
1750-1825
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In the realm of music, the Classical Era was dominated by the three men who made up what is called the Viennese School. Which of the following figures was not a member of the Viennese School?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Ludwig von Beethoven
Joseph Haydn
George Frideric Handel
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On the whole, the art of the Classical Period is thought to have been based on what consistent quality?
Enthusiasm
Divinity
Order
Extreme emotion
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A part of what brought about the Classical Period was a resurgence of interest in Greek art after the rediscovery of what city?
Pompeii
Athens
Macedon
Sparta
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The Classical Period is also called by which of the following titles to help differentiate it from the Greek Classical Period?
The Cambro-Classical Era
The Romantic Era
The Alternative Classical Era
The Neoclassical Era
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What Classical composer, also one of J.S. Bach's sons, is known as the English Bach?
Johann Christian Bach
Doherty Bach
Richard Oppenheimer Bach
Stephen Ritter Bach
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This painting, entitled Mars Being Disarmed by Venus and the Three Graces, is considered the magnum opus of what Classical artist?
Robert Burns
Jacques-Louis David
Joseph Haydn
Wilhelm Meister
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One of the most famous poems of the Classical Period, "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner," was written by what author?
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Robert Burns
Edward Renner
Dominic Larren
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The Ode to Joy is perhaps most famous for its original use in which of Beethoven's symphonies?
The Ninth
The Seventh
The Fifth
The Third
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Another staple of the Classical Period in art was the emergence of what French creative style emphasizing a delicate touch and color scheme?
Andante
Versaillesian
Rococo
Madrigal
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The Classical Period also saw a huge boom in political and moral thought from such thinkers as Voltaire and Montesquieu leading this era of philosophy to be called what?
The Fifth Pillar of Thought
The Renaissance of Reason
The Age of Enlightenment
The Anarchic Era
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What Classical composer was responsible for the creation of such masterpieces as Eine Kleine Nachtmusik and Requiem?
Haydn
Schubert
Beethoven
Mozart
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It was mostly during the Classical Period that the piano rose to musical prominence, replacing what other keyboard instrument in symphonies?
Marimba
Harpsichord
Xylophone
Glockenspiel
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The Neoclassical genius Antonio Canova was an artist of what type?
Writer
Musician
Painter
Sculptor
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Speaking of Antonio Canova, this work is considered his master work and is called by what name?
The Three Graces
Tempting Fate
Fighting Sorority
The Furies Live
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What is the name of this famous painting that depicts Napoleon Bonaparte?
Napoleon Crossing the Alps
The Conqueror Ascends
The Light Over the Mountain
The Ride Over the World
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Much of the rise in philosophy during the Enlightenment led to successful revolutions in which of the following countries during the Classical Period?
Brazil and England
America and France
America and Egypt
Germany and Mexico
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Ludwig von Beethoven is often considered to be the bridge between the Classical Period of art and what other artistic period?
Modernist
Baroque
Romantic
Reniassance
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This painting, called The Ambassadors of Agamemnon in the Tent of Achilles, was created by what Classical painter?
Jacques-Louis David
Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Salvador Dali
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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What Scottish poet rose to prominence during the Classical Era and became nicknamed "The Bard of Ayrshire" because of his loyalty to his roots?
Robert Burns
Martin Lauter
Bradley Macintosh
Clinton Ives
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This painting is one of the many famous portraits of what French Classical painter who was also one of the first prominent female painters?
Madeline Resette Cole
Colette Printemps
Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun
Maverie De La Perret
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Which of the following operas was Mozart's last before his early passing?
Pantheus Rex
Don Giovanni
The Magic Flute
The Widow's Husband
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What is the name of the early Classical Period musical movement which favored simplicity and featured such musicians as Giuseppe Tartini and Hasse?
The Grier Period
The Gallant Period
The Gorieur Period
The Gestalt Period
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What musical artist was a master of the Gallant style and wrote the piece Anleitung zu Temperatureberechnungen?
Daniel Gottlob Turk
Rickart Laslow
Donatelo Regis Meider
Francisco Perez
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Haydn's Emperor Quartet was a Classical piece that was so well regarded that it became the national anthem of which country?
Greece
Serbia
Czechoslovakia
Austria
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The Classical artist Jacques-Louis David allied himself with multiple different parties throughout the French Revolution until he decided to exile himself. Where did he die in his self-imposed exile?
The Netherlands
Austria
Germany
Portugal
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One of the first big Neoclassical artists was what German Bohemian painter with such works as Jose Nicolas de Azzara?
Kleine Shauberse
Rudolph T. Withers
Anton Raphael Mengs
Michael Anges Ferrini
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What poet, who was a member of both the Classical and Romantic Periods, is the national poet of Scotland and wrote Tam O'Shanter?
Brenton Barrymore
Anthony Mills
Robert Burns
Stephen Alvin Fausber
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What is the name of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father who was also a famous composer and trained his children to become musical prodigies?
Levolo Mozart
Lestibournes Mozart
Leopold Mozart
Leonardo Mozart
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Which of the following facts is true about the Classical Period in music?
This was the point in which the patronage system in music began
This was the point in which public musical performances began to become common
This was the point in which music was finally unbanned by the Spanish Empire
This was the point in which music was officially recognized as an art by the Catholic Church
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The Social Contract was a highly influential piece of philosophy written during the Classical Period by what man?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Montesquieu
Thomas Hobbes
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What famous Classical writer broke ground with such works as Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship and Hermann and Dorothea?
Goethe
Rummsfield
Devonshire
Vallens
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