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HUM 2235
Chapters 22-23
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Art History
Undergraduate 1
04/26/2010

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The religious ideology of Puritans affected English culture and politics. Puritans followed teaching of_____.

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CALVIN

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Who wrote the Holy Sonets?

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John Donne
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Who wrote Paradise Lost?

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John Milton
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English literature often used "conceits" What are "conceits?"

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Elaborate metaphors used to compare contrasting things
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Structure of Paradise Lost is patterned after what other work of literature?

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Dante's Divine Comedy
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Story told in Paradise Lost is the story of
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The Fall of Adam & Eve
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Saint Paul's cathedra is the greatest work by
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Crhristopher Wren
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Rembrandts paintings are consistent with the theme of devotionalism which occurred _______
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In Netherlands and Northern Europe
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Oratorio?

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A Musical setting of a long dramatic text performed in concert
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Cantata?

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Multi-movement work with sung text by chorus and soloists, accompanied by instruments
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The Messiah was composed by ________

 

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Handel
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Who composed 195 Cantatas?
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Bach
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Novum Organum the author uses a conceit to discuss the traditional sources of knowledge. All the traditionals sources of knowledge are __________
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Idols
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Who wrote Novum Organum?

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Francis Bacon
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The empircal method, and scientific method were advanced by ________

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Francis Bacon
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Which philosopher claimed that there was an impersonal most perfect entity that acts like "cosmic clockmaker" who designed and created the universe, but is now from its operation?
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Rene Descartes
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What philosopher claimed God is identical with, and not seperate from the universe?

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Baruch Spinoza
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Which philosopher stated that science and religion are irreconcilable?
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Blaise Pashcal
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Which philosopher wrote that humans are "by nature free, equal and independent?"
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John Locke
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Who wrote Principia?
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Isaac Newton
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Which artist, known for his meticulous attention to  light and detail, exemplifies the scientific interest in empiricism?

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Jan Vermeer
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Vanitas painting is a type of painting that calls attention to a particular theme. What is that theme?
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The temporary nature of life and worldly goods
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Who perfected the compound microscope?

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Johannes Kepler
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Who proved the theory that the planets revolved around the sun?

 

(this is a college questioN????)

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Galileo Galilei
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