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Questions
1. The Somerset Case (1772) is related to the painting Dido Elizabeth Bell and Lady Elizabeth Murray because,
a. DIdo Belle's mother was a slave related to Somerset.
b. The judge in the case was Lord Mansfield, Dido Belle's great uncle.
c. Stewart wanted to make Dido Belle a slave.
d. Dido Belle's father was the owner of James Somerset.
e. James Somerset was a slave at Kenwood House where Dido lived.
2. The phrase from Kant's work, 'What is Enlightenment?' considered emblematic of the Enlightenment is,
a. Freedom isn't free.
b. Know yourself.
c. Dare to know.
d. Education is the key to happiness.
e. Love is all.
3. Lord Mansfield is relevant to the painting 'Dido Elizabeth Belle Murray and Lady Elizabeth Murray' because,
a. He was the uncle of her father and her benefactor.
b. He was the father of Dido Elizabeth.
c. He was the father of Lady Elizabeth Murray.
d. He tried to stop the commission for this painting.
e. He was a Catholic bishop.
4. Artists mentioned as possible painters of Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray are,
a. Johann Zoffany and David Martin
b. Johan Zoffany and Christopher Wren
c. Christopher Wren and Joseph Turner
d. David Martin and Christopher Wren
e. Johann Zoffany and Joseph Turner
5. Which of the following is a principle and ideal of the age of Enlightenment?
a. Religious faith is necessary for salvation.
b. One man, one woman, one vote.
c. Women should have the right to vote.
d. Science and reason cure superstition and lead to truth.
e. Science should be below theology.
6. Which of the following best characterizes the architectural design of Saint Paul's cathedral in London?
a. Saint Paul's is an attempt to recreate the medieval style of the old structure that perished in the fire of 1666.
b. Saint Paul's incorporates several design elements including Neoclassical, Gothic, and Baroque.
c. Saint Paul's is primarily a Gothic cathedral.
d. Saint Paul's design is Baroque.
e. Saint Paul's design style is pure neo-classism, an artifact of Enlightenment precision and classical nostalgia.
7. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of 'Enlightenment thinking?
a. The idea that prayer is efficacious.
b. The idea that what is right and good should be decided rationally.
c. The idea that knowledge should have mathematical precision and clarity.
d. The idea that freedom and equality are good.
e. The idea that rationality is the only reliable guide to truth.
8. JMW Turner's painting, The Slave Ship (1840) is about,
a. A Portuguese slave ship that was accidentally lost in a storm off the coast of Texas.
b. A raid by James Linsday that freed slaves from a slaves ship.
c. A storm that sunk a battleship during the revolutionary war in 1782.
d. The Somerset case.
e. The murder of black slaves being thrown overboard in a storm reminiscent of the Zong massacre.
9. What do the Zong massacre and the Somerset case have in common?
a. Both cases outraged opponents of slavery.
b. Both involved horrible abuse, treating enslaved Africans as chattel.
c. Both cases were presided over by Lord Mansfield.
d. Both cases involved either directly or indirectly the Atlantic Slave trade.
e. All of the above.
10. Which of the following statements is true of Saint Paul's Cathedral?
a. Saint Paul's is an Anglican Cathedral.
b. Prior to the Reformation in England Saint Paul's in London was a Catholic Church.
c. Christopher Wren combined Neoclassical, Gothic and Baroque elements in designing Saint Paul's.
d. The Great Fire of 1666 burned down the old cathedral, which created the opportunity for Christopher Wren to entirely redesign a new Cathedral.
e. All of the above.